“ An hour a couple of times a week just does not allow sufficient progress” I came across such a sentence written by a native English speaker. ------ An hour a couple of times a week just does not

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“ An hour a couple of times a week just does not allow sufficient progress” I came across such a sentence written by a native English speaker. ------ An hour a couple of times a week just does not allow sufficient progress. -------- If you let me present this idea, I woud write: ------ An hour a time,( /and) a couple of times a week just DOES not allow sufficient progress. As an English learner, you know, I'm not finding the writer's faults; but I just wonder 1) if his sentence is a regular form to convey the meaning, as network language is often not so normal. 2) is my sentence correct? Is it usual and natural? 3) if there are some, what are the most common ways to express the meaning? Thank you very much!

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1) The native's sentence is a little bit awkwardly worded, but it conveys the meaning. I think it could be improved. Making the least amount of changes, I would have said, "One hour a couple of times a week just does not allow for sufficient progress." 2) Your sentence is a little better but still lacking a preposition. You wrote: "An hour a time,( /and) a couple of times a week just DOES not allow sufficient progress." This should be: "An hour at a time, and a couple of times a week just DOES not allow sufficient progress." 3) I think my main problem with it is the verb "allow" coupled with the noun "progress." So if I were to try to say this better, I would say something like, "Only one hour just a couple of times per week won't be enough to see significant progress." Because in my mind, "progress" is not something that comes passively (when you "allow" something you let it happen). Instead, "progress" is something you have to work for. Maybe I'm overthinking it haha.