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Tara2 Posted 4 years ago
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30 years' worth of tampons
Can you please explain this structure?
Sheldon: Well think about it, it’s a product that doesn’t spoil, and you’re going to be needing them for at least the next thirty years.
Penny: You want me to buy 30 years' worth of tampons?
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Tara2 Can you please explain this structure? X (amount of time) worth of Y means enough Y to last X (amount of time). a month's worth of paper towels ~ enough paper towels to last a month The time period is expressed as a possessive.
- Tara2 Can you please explain this structure?
- X (amount of time) worth of Y means enough Y to last X (amount of time).
- a month's worth of paper towels ~ enough paper towels to last a month The time period is expressed as a possessive.
- CJ
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Tara2Can you please explain this structure?
X (amount of time) worth of Y means enough Y to last X (amount of time).
a month's worth of paper towels ~ enough paper towels to last a month
The time period is expressed as a possessive.
CJ
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