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JesterLegacy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Time
Should I say "There is 4 hours left" or "There are 4 hours left"?
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There are 4 hour s left. is grammatically correct. But you're likely to hear "There's 4 hours left" in spoken English.
- There are 4 hour s left.
- is grammatically correct.
- But you're likely to hear "There's 4 hours left" in spoken English.
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There are 4 hours left. is grammatically correct.
But you're likely to hear "There's 4 hours left" in spoken English.
But you're likely to hear "There's 4 hours left" in spoken English.
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See as a unit of time, 'four hours' can be thought as singular. 'There's four hours left' is fine. Compare:
Four hours is a long time to wait.
Five pounds is a lot of money for a sandwich.
Twenty kilos is more than enough to carry.
Ten miles is too far to walk to work.
Four hours is a long time to wait.
Five pounds is a lot of money for a sandwich.
Twenty kilos is more than enough to carry.
Ten miles is too far to walk to work.
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