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

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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.
1. have 2. either sounds OK to me, but have sounds better 3. have 4. have
The only one I disagree with is number 3, which I think should be "Two years and a half have passed ...."
~R
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
Yes, you can.![]()
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
tdol
It's been a while, how are you?
Thank you for your reply!
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.![]()
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?
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