R rosa87 Junior Member Joined Sep 29, 2006 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Turkish Home Country Iran Current Location Iran May 28, 2010 #1 Hi! I wonder if you could help me with the following sentences: 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Which one is correct? thanks...
Hi! I wonder if you could help me with the following sentences: 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Which one is correct? thanks...
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 28, 2010 #2 rosa87 said: Hi! I wonder if you could help me with the following sentences: 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Which one is correct? thanks... Click to expand... Sentence 1 is correct. Imagine it like this: I need more apples. How many more apples do you need? I need three more [apples]. The word "three" goes in the same place as "how many", ie before the word "more".
rosa87 said: Hi! I wonder if you could help me with the following sentences: 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Which one is correct? thanks... Click to expand... Sentence 1 is correct. Imagine it like this: I need more apples. How many more apples do you need? I need three more [apples]. The word "three" goes in the same place as "how many", ie before the word "more".
euncu Senior Member Joined Aug 22, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Turkish Home Country Turkey Current Location Turkey May 28, 2010 #3 rosa87 said: Hi! 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Click to expand... I wonder if the sentences might be interpreted as follows; 1. I've got (some) apples and I need extra three apples. 2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Thanks in advance.
rosa87 said: Hi! 1.I need three more apples 2. I need more three apples Click to expand... I wonder if the sentences might be interpreted as follows; 1. I've got (some) apples and I need extra three apples. 2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Thanks in advance.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 28, 2010 #4 euncu said: I wonder if the sentences might be interpreted as follows; 1. I've got (some) apples and I need extra three apples. 2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Thanks in advance. Click to expand... I can't make that interpretation work for me.
euncu said: I wonder if the sentences might be interpreted as follows; 1. I've got (some) apples and I need extra three apples. 2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Thanks in advance. Click to expand... I can't make that interpretation work for me.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan May 29, 2010 #5 2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Click to expand... It's not a standard grouping for apples, so it doesn't work. If you said 'I need more dozen eggs', it would be a mess, but I would know what you wanted .
2. I've got (some) apples in threes and I need extra apples in threes. Click to expand... It's not a standard grouping for apples, so it doesn't work. If you said 'I need more dozen eggs', it would be a mess, but I would know what you wanted .