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Kazupocketmonster Posted 6 years ago
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Is “left” necessary?

There is five minutes (left) before the show starts.

  

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kazupocketmonster Is “left” necessary? There is five minutes (left) before the show starts. Grammatically, it is a correct sentence.

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  • kazupocketmonster Is “left” necessary?
  • There is five minutes (left) before the show starts.
  • Grammatically, it is a correct sentence.
  • Idiomatically, it is not something a native will say.
  • In the context of a show, the natural way to say it is " The show will start in 5 minutes".
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kazupocketmonster

Is “left” necessary?

There is five minutes (left) before the show starts.

Grammatically, it is a correct sentence. Idiomatically, it is not something a native will say. In the context of a show, the natural way to say it is " The show will start in 5 minutes". If you want to know if " left" is necessary. The answer is "yes".

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kazupocketmonsterIs “left” necessary?

Strictly speaking, no, but the sentence sounds a little like it's missing something if you don't include it.

CJ

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