fill three glasses three-fourths with cabbage juice

[Thùy Trang]

Hi guys, nice to meet you!!!
Can I ask you some questions? Actually one question that I'm wondering. I saw on the internet and they wrote:"...was used to fill three glasses three-fourths with cabbage juice". If I change the position of "three-fourths" like this:"...was used to fill three-fourths three glasses with cabbage juice, will the meaning or grammar is correct?
Many thanks for your help!!!

 

[Barque]

.was used to fill three-fourths three glasses with cabbage juice

You need "of" after "three-fourths".

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Thùy Trang]

You need "of" after "three-fourths".

Welcome to the forum.

So, when I change it,I have to add "of", right?

 

[entangledbank]

'Three fourths of three glasses' sounds like you have to do mental arithmetic: that's nine fourths, that's two and a quarter* glasses. Do you mean two and a quarter glasses? Can it be two full glasses, and a third glass that is one quarter full?

In the original, it is more clear that you fill three glasses the same way: up to the three-quarters mark.

* BrE uses 'quarter' for the fraction; AmE uses both words.

 

[velisarius]

I find the original phrasing a little confusing.
In BE we usually say "three-quarters".

Based on the common expressions "to half-fill" or "quarter-fill" a receptacle, I'd think I'd use "three-quarters fill"
(Something) was used to three-quarters fill three glasses with cabbage juice.

fill the glass 1/4 up??

 

[Edinburgher]

I find the original phrasing a little confusing.
In BE we usually say "three-quarters".

If sticking with the original word order, I'd also add "full", despite "fill" occurring the first half, and would be tempted to change "with" to "of":
...was used to fill three glasses three-quarters full of cabbage juice

After all, we wouldn't say "fill three glasses half with cabbage juice".