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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Delay / late

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  • This is my judgement
  • 1. I got fired because I was two hour's delay. Incorrect
  • 2. I got fired because I was two hours delay. Incorrect
  • 3. I got fired because I was two-hour late. correct
  • 4. I got fired because I was two hours' late. correct
  • 5. I got fired because I was two hours late. correct
  • 6. I got fired because of my two-hour delay. correct but not idiomatic
  • 7. I got fired because of my two hours' delay. correct but not idiomatic.
  • 8. I got fired because of the two-hour delay. correct
  • 9. I got fired because of the two hours' delay. correct
  • 10. I got fired because I delayed the whole project for two hours. correct
  • 11. I got fired because I caused a two-hour delay in the delivery. correct
  • 12. I got fired because I was an hour's late. correct
  • 13. I got fired because I was one-hour late. correct
  

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1. I got fired because I was two hour's delay. Incorrect 2.

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  • I got fired because I was two hour's delay.
  • Incorrect 2.
  • I got fired because I was two hours delay.
  • Incorrect 3.
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  • 1. I got fired because I was two hour's delay. Incorrect
  • 2. I got fired because I was two hours delay. Incorrect
  • 3. I got fired because I was two-hour late. Incorrect
  • 4. I got fired because I was two hours'
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Thank you so much for your patience. What about now? Would you please be kind enough to have look at my last judgement?
  • 1. I got fired because of my two-hour delay.
  • 2. I got fired because of my two hours' delay.
  • 3. I got fired because I was two hours late.
  • 4. I got fired because I was two hour's delay. ==incorrect (
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I hope you realize that the words 'delayed' and 'late' are used differently.

eg I was late for work because my alarm clock did not ring. There is no delay here.

eg I was delayed because of an accident on the road.
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Thank you so much for your helpful answers. What about these ones:
These are so tricky to me. Would you please be kind enough to have look at them and tell me which one is incorrect?
Thank you.

17. I got fired because of an hour's delay.
18. I got fired because of an-hour delay.
19. I got fired bec
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Only the first is correct.
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17. I got fired because of an hour's delay. OK
18. I got fired because of an-hour delay. Don't use a hyphen between an article and an adjective.
19. I got fired because of one-hour's delay. 'One-hour ' is an adjective. Don't use an apostrophe S with an adjective.
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CliveI don't think you understand the difference between 'late' and 'delay'.
Here are sentences that use both "late" and "delay".

I was an hour late today because I was delayed by an accident on the main road.
The plane did not arrive late even though there was a one-hour delay taking off. Luckily, there was a tail w
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Some of this you probably know already, sb, from the responses you have received in the other forum you asked these questions in.
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Fivejedjed, yes but I have not fully understood it. I have understood it almost %85.
By this question I think I will completely understand their usage.:
  • 1. I got fired because of my/the/a two-hour delay.
  • 2. I got fired because of my/the/a two hours' delay.
  • 3. I got f
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Instead of us commenting on endless examples and explaining details about the use of hyphens, let's focus on your overall understanding.
Consider these two examples.

I got fired because I was late. This is an ordinary and common statement that needs little or no further explan

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