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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
You need to be [in/of] certain height to join the police.
Hello.
When talking about height, sometimes we use 'in' or 'of' or none of them before 'height', like for example here:
- It is almost 2 metres in height.
- She is the same height as her sister.
- to be of medium/average height
I am not sure what is the rule here stating which one to choose. Could you please explain which sentence below is correct?
1) You need to be certain height to join the police.
2) You need to be in certain height to join the police.
3) You need to be of certain height to join the police.
When talking about height, sometimes we use 'in' or 'of' or none of them before 'height', like for example here:
- It is almost 2 metres in height.
- She is the same height as her sister.
- to be of medium/average height
I am not sure what is the rule here stating which one to choose. Could you please explain which sentence below is correct?
1) You need to be certain height to join the police.
2) You need to be in certain height to join the police.
3) You need to be of certain height to join the police.
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None of the last three sentences works. You can say, You need to be (of) a certain height to join the police. "
- None of the last three sentences works.
- You can say, You need to be (of) a certain height to join the police.
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None of the last three sentences works.
You can say,
You need to be (of) a certain height to join the police.
I prefer it without "of."
You can say,
You need to be (of) a certain height to join the police.
I prefer it without "of."
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Hmmm, this is interesting... If you put it this way: You need to be (of) a certain height to join the police.
This sentence starts to look similar to: to be of medium/average height.
Yet 'height' does not have an indefinite article here.
Do you know why the word 'height' is countable in your sentence? Is it somehow a consequence of the word 'certain'?
This sentence starts to look similar to: to be of medium/average height.
Yet 'height' does not have an indefinite article here.
Do you know why the word 'height' is countable in your sentence? Is it somehow a consequence of the word 'certain'?
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ReegisDo you know why the word 'height' is countable in your sentence?This is common in English. Have a look at the link below.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/measurements
ReegisIs it somehow a
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