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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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a grammar question

I've seen in a workbook the expression. "hours' sleep' , I can't find it anywhwere else, so, I can't get the reason for that apostrophe. thanks
  

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Anonymous I've seen in a workbook the expression. "hours' sleep' , I can't find it anywhwere else, so, I can't get the reason for that apostrophe. thanks We use the apostrophe with measurements of time.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I've seen in a workbook the expression.
  • "hours' sleep' , I can't find it anywhwere else, so, I can't get the reason for that apostrophe.
  • thanks We use the apostrophe with measurements of time.
  • three hours' sleep; four days' work; an hour's reflection CJ
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Anonymous I've seen in a workbook the expression. "hours' sleep' , I can't find it anywhwere else, so, I can't get the reason for that apostrophe. thanks
We use the apostrophe with measurements of time.

three hours' sleep; four days' work; an hour's reflection

CJ
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