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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

1. Adding five holidays did not make the Egyptians' yearly calendar right.
2. Adding a five-day holiday did not make the Egyptians' yearly calendar right.
Which is correct?
  

Top answer

They are both grammatically correct, but do not necessarily mean the same. The first could refer to holidays at five different times of the year, and we don't know how long the holidays were. The second tells us clearly that only one holiday was added, and that its duration was five days.

  • They are both grammatically correct, but do not necessarily mean the same.
  • The first could refer to holidays at five different times of the year, and we don't know how long the holidays were.
  • The second tells us clearly that only one holiday was added, and that its duration was five days.
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They are both grammatically correct, but do not necessarily mean the same. The first could refer to holidays at five different times of the year, and we don't know how long the holidays were. The second tells us clearly that only one holiday was added, and that its duration was five days.

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