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Forums · General English Grammar & Vocabulary, Listening & Speaking · General English Grammar Questions Anonymous: Why do we say "He will pay her for an extra two hours of work" when "two hours" is obviously plural? ""I'll take an extra dozen." "It will accommodate an additional three persons." Hi, Why do we say "He will pay her for an extra two hours of work" when "two hours" is obviously plural?" "I'll take an extra dozen." "It will accommodate an additional three persons." In this kind of construction, we are thinking of 'two hours of work' as a single 'amount of work', and three persons' as 'a single group of people'. That's why we say 'an extra two hours of work' rather than 'two extra hours of work'. The word 'dozen' is a singular noun. We can count dozens. Best wishes, Clive | Have a question? People are waiting to help. Interesting stuff Related forum topics:"a" and "an"?"a" or "an" before MBA?Where do I have to put "a/an"?Plural Noun?"a" or "an"?The + plural noun?"a" or "an" before a...Singular or plural noun before 'any' ?Definite Article for Plurals Before..."An" Exception?Using "a" versus "an"?Use of "a" or "an" in...when to use "a" and "an"?My first post! "A" vs. "AN"?mass noun and count noun?joined directly to a modified noun without a...?No Vowvels but using "AN" with it why...A question about "an".?"an" usage? |
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