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| (1) Half a year later, I left for UK. (2) Half of a year , I left for UK. (3) A half year later, I left for UK. (4) The meeting lasted for half of the day. (5) The meeting lasted for half a day. (6) The meeting lasted for half the day. (7) The meeting lasted for the half day. (8) It takes an hour and a half to go there by bus. (9) It takes one and a half hour to go there by bus. Thank you in advance. |
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| 1, 3, 4,5, 6, 8 are correct (9 should be hours) |
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| tdol-san Quote:
(9) Half of a year later, I left for UK. (10) The meeting lasted for a half day. Tks |
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| 9 'Half a year' soumds much more natural. 10 'Half a day' again sounds better. If you mean that it lasted for half the scheduled time, then 'half the day' would work. |
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| tdol san Thank you! |
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| You're welcome, Yoshitakehori san. |
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