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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophe means 'of'?
I'm told the apostrophe means 'of' in the examples below. E.g., 3 years' (of) time, 2 weeks' (of) vacation.
If we have ten dollars' (of) worth of gas makes no sense to me. How do you explain that one? Please help me understand.
Are all examples -- with respect to the apostrophe --correct below? Thanks.
3 years' time
1 year's time
2 weeks' vacation
ten dollars' worth of gas
three nights' accommodations
one night's accommodations
a penny's worth
two pennies' worth
a buck's worth
two bucks' worth
2 hours' personal time
4 weeks' vacation
1 week's vacation
8 hours' personal time
three days' backpay
one day's backpay or one day of backpay
If we have ten dollars' (of) worth of gas makes no sense to me. How do you explain that one? Please help me understand.
Are all examples -- with respect to the apostrophe --correct below? Thanks.
3 years' time
1 year's time
2 weeks' vacation
ten dollars' worth of gas
three nights' accommodations
one night's accommodations
a penny's worth
two pennies' worth
a buck's worth
two bucks' worth
2 hours' personal time
4 weeks' vacation
1 week's vacation
8 hours' personal time
three days' backpay
one day's backpay or one day of backpay
Top answer
All OK. By the way, numbers less than 10 are usually written out: one, two, three, ... CJ
- All OK.
- By the way, numbers less than 10 are usually written out: one, two, three, ...
- CJ
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All OK. 
By the way, numbers less than 10 are usually written out: one, two, three, ...
CJ
By the way, numbers less than 10 are usually written out: one, two, three, ...
CJ
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