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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are all the sentences correct?

It was a ten-minute walk to the park.

It was a ten minutes' walk to the park.

It was a ten minutes walk to the park.

Are all the sentences correct?

Thanks.
  

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Only the first one is correct. You could also say "It was ten minutes' walk...".
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Or "a walk of ten minutes."

I'd use "ten-minute walk" myself.
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BarbaraPAOr "a walk of ten minutes."I'd use "ten-minute walk" myself.
It was a ten minutes' walk to the park. (This sentence is incorrect.)

I'd use "ten-minute walk" myself. (The "a" is not needed.)


Thanks.




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tamguatlayI'd use "ten-minute walk" myself. (The "a" is not needed.)
It is needed in this case. Say "a ten-minute walk" or "ten minutes' walk" (no article).
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