You have ten minutes to discuss with your group

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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You have ten minutes to discuss with your group.
Is the above sentence acceptable to native speakers?

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Grammatically it might be correct but it’s confusing because it’s not clear what should be discussed. The verb ‘to discuss’ usually requires an object.

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Yes, Sir, Torsten, I agree with you on the above subject. Yes, object you should have mentioned in that ( relating to which subject), Of course, I am not a native speaker of English, I said my opinion.

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You have ten minutes to discuss the subject with your group.
You have ten minutes to discuss the matter with your group.

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You could say for discussion.

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To me, “You have 10 minutes for discussion with your group.” still lacks the answer to ‘about what?’ However, in a context where the the matter under discussion is already known to the speaker and the listener/s, it is acceptable.

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Exactly. Context is vital. We would need the rest of the exchange to know whether or not the sentence would make sense.

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