Two hours and a half drive

Silverobama

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I was chatting with my friends and I told them that I'd been to many places in Chongqing.

Silver: I go to Wulong every year and will stay there for the whole summer.
Sherry: Wow, that's great. How about others places?
Silver: Qianjiang, it's a nice place, with tasty food and interesting people.
Martin:How long does it take you to drive there?
Silver: Two hours and a half drive.

Is the italic sentence natural?
 

emsr2d2

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Silver: I go to Wulong every year and will stay there for the whole summer.
Sherry: Wow, that's great. How about others other places?
Silver: Qianjiang. It's a nice place no comma here with tasty food and interesting people.
Martin:How long does it take you to drive there?
Silver: Two and a half hours. and a half drive.
 

Stevehi

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It's the same thing when you talk about an ordinary object :
She has long hair.
It's a long road.
It's a long drive.
It's a two and a half hour drive.

Remember, you are still describing "the drive".
Hope this helps....:)
 

emsr2d2

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It's the same thing when you talk about an ordinary object:

She has long hair.
It's a long road.
It's a long drive.
It's a two-and-a-half-hour drive.

Remember, you are still describing "the drive".
Hope this helps.
Welcome to the forum, @Stevehi.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "an ordinary object". Can you explain further?
 

Rover_KE

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Hello, @Stevehi. It's always a pleasure to welcome a new native English-speaking member to the forum.

Please read this extract from the forum rules:
You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your posts.
 
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