Half

[YOSHITAKEHORI]

I am a little bit confused at "half", the singular or the plural.
Would you help me understand whether or not the following
sentence is true?
1. One and a half years have passed since we last saw. (true or false?)
2. One year and a half has passed since we last saw.
(true or false?)
3. Two years and a half has passed since we last saw.
(true or false?)
4. Two and a half years have passed since we last saw. (true or false?)
Thank you.

[mykwyner]

1. have 2. either sounds OK to me, but have sounds better 3. have 4. have

[RonBee]

The only one I disagree with is number 3, which I think should be "Two years and a half have passed ...."

~R

[YOSHITAKEHORI]

mykwyner
Ronbee
Thank youn for your reply, so can I understand the followings?
1. OK
2. OK (the singular :has , but "have" sounds better)
3. False ( it should be "have")
4. OK
Tks

[Tdol]

Yes, you can.

[RonBee]

I agree with Tdol, but "One year and a half has passed...." sounds perfectly fine to me. (BTW, every one of those sentences needs an object.)

~R

[YOSHITAKEHORI]

tdol
It's been a while, how are you?
Thank you for your reply!

[Tdol]

I'm fine, and you? There are differences between Ae and BrE with singular/plural issues and I think the tendency in BrE is to make 11/2 plural.

[YOSHITAKEHORI]

tdol
I'm fine, too. Thank you.
But I'm sorry I can't understand the phrase for "Ae" , "BrE" and "make 11/2 plural". Would you please explain that?

[BobK]

Originally Posted by YOSHITAKEHORI

tdol
I'm fine, too. Thank you.
But I'm sorry I can't understand the phrase for "Ae" , "BrE" and "make 11/2 plural". Would you please explain that?

Ae - American English
BrE - British English
11/2 - 1½

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