اقتباس:
المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة عبد السلام محمود عبد السل
في الصفحة 7 من كتاب الطالب تمرين 3 b
Ten minutes have passed. Let's wait five more.
رغم انها مدة زمنية تعامل معاملة المفرد الا ان دليل المعلم اعتبر الجملة صحيحة فما السبب؟؟
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I would definitely use a singular in "Ten days/weeks/months/years
is a long time to wait."
If "ten minutes"" really means "a period of ten minutes" then I'm happy with a singular: "
After ten minutes has passed ".
But if you want to emphasise the cycle of time, then "have" sounds better.
Ten minutes have passed - .
look my dear
"Ten minutes"" can be either singular or plural, depending on what is meant:
"After ten minutes
has passed you can meet him." [a ten-year period]
"After ten minutes
have passed you can meet him"."
"Ten years" as a plural seems a longer time (tenminutes passing, one by one) than "ten minutes" as a singular (a ten-minuter period).
To me "arduous" draws out the time, and makes "ten minutes" less workable as a singular:
"A
short ten minutes
has brought us to this point."
"An
arduous ten years
have passed."
"Ten minutes" by itself would not need an article since it has a number, but when modified (by "short" or "arduous"), it does need the "an". "An" in such a construction does not make it singular:
"A mere ten people
were present for the ceremony."
I hope it is clear now my dear
Best Regards