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Haohaoxuexi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
5 minutes' time or 5 minutes time (apostrophe+s)
Hi teachers:
Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s'
1. I will come in 5 minutes' time. or I will come in 5 minutes time.
2. It is a 10-minute meeting. or It is a 10 minutes' meeting, or It is a 10 minutes meeting.
4.10 dollar banknote, 10-dollar banknote, 10 dollars banknote 10 dollar's banknote, or 10 dollars' banknote
3. one 2 inch gasket or one 2-inch gasket; 2 piece of 2 inch gasket(s?) or 2 piece of 2-inch gasket(s?)
and another question about last/next, this/that, tomorrow/yesterday, need to put a preposition before these words?
5. next week or in/dring the next week
6. this Monday morning or on this Monday morning
7. tomorrow morning or on tomorrow morning
Your answers will be much appreciated!
Haohao
Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s'
1. I will come in 5 minutes' time. or I will come in 5 minutes time.
2. It is a 10-minute meeting. or It is a 10 minutes' meeting, or It is a 10 minutes meeting.
4.10 dollar banknote, 10-dollar banknote, 10 dollars banknote 10 dollar's banknote, or 10 dollars' banknote
3. one 2 inch gasket or one 2-inch gasket; 2 piece of 2 inch gasket(s?) or 2 piece of 2-inch gasket(s?)
and another question about last/next, this/that, tomorrow/yesterday, need to put a preposition before these words?
5. next week or in/dring the next week
6. this Monday morning or on this Monday morning
7. tomorrow morning or on tomorrow morning
Your answers will be much appreciated!
Haohao
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Hi Haohaoxuexi Welcome to EF. Haohaoxuexi Hi teachers: Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s' 1.
- Hi Haohaoxuexi Welcome to EF.
- Haohaoxuexi Hi teachers: Could you tell me which below are correct ?
- How can understand the usage of 's and s' 1.
- I will come in 5 minutes' time.
- or I will come in 5 minutes time.
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Hi Haohaoxuexi
Welcome to EF.
Welcome to EF.
HaohaoxuexiHi teachers:
Could you tell me which below are correct ? How can understand the usage of 's and s'
1. I will come in 5 minutes' time.or I will come in 5 minutes time.Or simply: I will come in five minutes.
2. It is a 10-minute meeting. or It is a
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Hi Cool Breeze:
Thank u so much, your answers really helps me, but how can describe the plural:
1. a 10-dollar banknote ---2 10-dolar banknotes?
2. one 2-inch gasket---2 2-inch gaskets
3. I will go on a 12 days of annual leave,go on a 12-day annual leave, go on a 12 days leave or go on a 12 days' leave?
Waiting for ur answers.
Student Yours
Thank u so much, your answers really helps me, but how can describe the plural:
1. a 10-dollar banknote ---2 10-dolar banknotes?
2. one 2-inch gasket---2 2-inch gaskets
3. I will go on a 12 days of annual leave,go on a 12-day annual leave, go on a 12 days leave or go on a 12 days' leave?
Waiting for ur answers.
Student Yours
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Two 10-dollar banknotes
Two 2-inch gaskets
On a 12-day leave / on 12 days' leave
Two 2-inch gaskets
On a 12-day leave / on 12 days' leave
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