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Based on the other examples of our book, I can imagine three ways to say this:

我跳舞跳了三個小時。

我跳了三個小時的舞。

我跳了三個小時的跳舞。

Are they all correct and do they have exactly the same meaning?

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    grammar topic: 数量补语|二、时量补语2,宾语的位置 search site for previous discussions, note 跳舞 is of type V+O (in fact a 离合词,"separable word")
    – user6065
    Mar 11, 2017 at 0:03
  • this is what "实用现代汉语语法"says about the difference between 1 and 2: 如果动作涉及的事物第一次出现,不说宾语意思不清楚时(evidently applying to 跳舞),通常要重复谓语动词,宾语位于第一动词后,补语位于第二动词后。例如:(1)我们坐车坐了四十多分钟。(2)老李听报告听了一下午。(3)刚才我找小刘找了半天。(4)我喊你喊了有十分钟了。如果宾语在上文已出现,或在一定的语境中不说出来所指也清楚时,可以不重复谓语动词,这时宾语有以下几种位置:(1)当宾语是表示一般事物或抽象事物的名词时,一般位于时量补语后,补语与宾语之间还可以用"的",有表示时间长的意思。例如:(1)我今天写了二十分钟(的)汉字。(2)为了这件事,我们开了两个晚上(的)会。(3)我们今天上了将近百天(的)课。(4)小明打了一下午的球。(5)昨天我们看了一天的电影。i.p. 2 can be shortened to 我跳了三个小时舞。(2)宾语表示确定的人的名词、代词时,一般位于时量补语前。例如:(1)"是啊,我替小刘一天。"(2)我跟师傅这么多年,学到了不少东西。(3)小马等了你一个小时。(4)你观察老师这么多年,有什么发现?宾语为确定的人的名词,补语为"一会儿"、"半天"等不定时量时,可以在补语前,也可以在补语后。
    – user6065
    Mar 12, 2017 at 5:05
  • 例如:(1)你等小刘一会儿吧。你等一会儿小刘吧。(2)我叫了半天李英她也不答应。我叫了李英半天她也不答应。(3)我陪一会儿老师。我陪老师一会儿。
    – user6065
    Mar 12, 2017 at 5:05
  • @user6065 Do I understand correctly: we encourage repeating the PREDICATE when the OBJECT is newly introduced into the discussion? It is unclear to me, what part of speech "动作涉及的事物" usually is. I supposed the object?
    – Ludi
    Mar 12, 2017 at 17:23
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    exactly, bkrs: 涉及 involve; touch upon, relate to; 动作涉及的事物 "thing involved in the action", i.e. object of verb (comment started with @Ludi which repeatedly got erased)
    – user6065
    Mar 12, 2017 at 20:16

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The 1st one and 2nd one are both correct, and have almost same meaning; but different emphasis.

The emphasis of the 1st one is the lasting time, i.e. 三個小時. e.g.

Q: 你跳舞跳了多长时间? => The question is focused on how long
A: 我跳舞跳了三个小时。

The emphasis of the 2nd one is what (sb. do). e.g.

Q: 你下午做什么去了? => The question is focused on what you did
A: 我跳了三个小时的舞。

The 3rd one is wrong. At the end of the sentence a noun is expected; which should be the object of the preceding verb, i.e. .

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  1. 我跳舞跳了三個小時。

It is a [topic]+[comment/opinion] structure.

[我跳舞](I dance) is the topic.

[跳了三個小時] is the comment that provides more details on the topic.

  1. 我跳了三個小時的舞。

It is a [subject]+ [verb] + [object] structure.

[我] (I) is the subject.

[跳了] (danced) is the verb.

[舞] (dance) is the object.

[三個小時的] (three hours of) is the relative clause for the object that makes [三個小時的舞] as a whole, the object.

Both sentences above are grammatically correct and have the same meaning.

3.我跳了三個小時的跳舞。

This one is grammatically incorrect. The second 跳 is not needed. You don't need two identical verbs for the same object.

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