A few days ago
Simple Grammar…?
Should one say…
“I have a couple apples.”
OR
“I have a couple of apples.”
And why?
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A few days ago
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I have a couple of apples.
“Couple” is the direct object. “Of” is required to attach “apples” to “couple”. It’s just like describing other groups…
a pod of whales
a flock of birds
a bunch of carrots
a pair of socks
etc.
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A few days ago
Of course, you use “couple” if you have 2 apples. If you have more than 2, and don’t want to specify the number, you say, “I have several (or a number of) apples.”
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A few days ago
‘I have a couple of apples’ is correct.
‘Couple’ is a collective term so it always has to followed by ‘of’.
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