''Dublin celebrates New Year 5 hours before Washington does.''
''Dublin celebrates New Year 5 hours ago than Washignton.''
2007-12-31 03:38:25 · 7 answers · asked by summer-night-dream 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The first one is fine, depending on how you use the term "New Year". I would say "Dublin celebrates New Years 5 hours before Washington does." but that is just syntax.
The second one is grammatically INCORRECT. It could be: "Dublin celebrates New Years 5 hours before Washington."
2007-12-31 03:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by RyanS 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The first sentence is correct, but the second one isn't it. It should say"Dublin celebrated New Year 5 hours earlier than Washington."
2007-12-31 14:58:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would say Dublin celebrates the new year 5 hours before Washington does. The two given are not correct grammatically.
---You could also say Dublin celebrates New Year's Day......
2007-12-31 12:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first sentence is the better of the two though I would add "the" before "new year" which should be in lower case letters. Also, numbers one through nine are spelled out in a sentence. You do not need the verb "does."
''Dublin celebrates the new year five hours before Washington.''
While it is one thing to ring in the new year at midnight, the correct terminilogy for the holiday is "New Year's Day," and anything associated with it inherits that apostrophe: "New Year's Special." Without the apostrophe, people are going to wonder what you mean by the plural "new years" (although I find the prospect of purchasing some new ones to replace the old ones I have left quite appealing).
When referring to the holiday, then, your sentence should read:
"Dublin begins New Year's Day celebrations five hours before Washington."
2007-12-31 11:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would say "Dublin celebrates the New Year 5 hours before Washington does." or "Dublin celebrates New Years 5 hours before Washington does." I would also clarify if you are speaking of Washington DC or Washington State since they are in 2 different time zones.
2007-12-31 11:47:57 · answer #5 · answered by Holly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct but if you could make it sound better than make it Dublin celebrates The New Year 5 hours before Washington does.
The second is incorrect grammar
2007-12-31 11:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by lolfreak 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1st one is correct but it needs a comma in btwn Years n 5
The 2nd one is totally wrong
2007-12-31 11:46:51 · answer #7 · answered by Sandraa 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋