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Half Break Lunch Hour Number Greater Plural Form

Idx 1277
Keyword half
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We have a break of one and a half hour for lunch.
Correct Sentence We have a break of one and a half hours for lunch.
Cloze Error Sentence We have a break of one and a half [[hour]] for lunch.
Cloze Sentence We have a break of one and a half [[hours]] for lunch.
Cloze Answer hours
Choices hour | hours
Explanation

number greater than one + plural form: 'three and a half minutes', 'twelve and a half miles'

Note the alternative: 'We have a one and a half hour break for lunch.'

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