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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Genitive problem
Genitives
Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break?
Is the apostrophe on the right place in this sentence: I live at my uncle's.
Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break?
Is the apostrophe on the right place in this sentence: I live at my uncle's.
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Hi, Genitives Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break? No. On M ondays we have an hour's break.
- Hi, Genitives Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break?
- No.
- On M ondays we have an hour's break.
- Is the apostrophe on the right place in this sentence: I live at my uncle's.
- Yes.
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Hi,
Genitives
Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break?
No. On Mondays we have an hour's break.
Is the apostrophe on the right place in this sentence: I live at my uncle's. Yes.
Clive
Genitives
Is it correct to say: On mondays we have an hours' break?
No. On Mondays we have an hour's break.
Is the apostrophe on the right place in this sentence: I live at my uncle's. Yes.
Clive
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Hi Anon
In the first sentence, you are referring to one hour, so the form should be singular:
- On Mondays we have an hour's break.
However, many people would probably not use the genitive at all in that sentence, and would instead say this, for example:
- On Mondays we have a one-hour break.
Writing hours' would
In the first sentence, you are referring to one hour, so the form should be singular:
- On Mondays we have an hour's break.
However, many people would probably not use the genitive at all in that sentence, and would instead say this, for example:
- On Mondays we have a one-hour break.
Writing hours' would
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