HI everyone, I have got a question.
are the following sentences acceptable? I have this doubt because there is an indefinite article before a plural noun.
It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent.
We have an additional 21 bombers.
is this acceptable?
Posted by brentonng · July 7, 2012 · 2 replies
2 Replies
Yes, they're fine. When you have a noun phrase consisting of an adjective + cardinal number + plural noun - as in both your sentences - it's as if the "things" in the noun phrase were seen as one group. You could gloss these sentences as :
a mere period of 20 minutes
an additional force of 21 bombers.