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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Grammar as usual
I would like to know if it is correct to say:
"In ten years time"
" 150-page report" and why not "150-pages report"
a five dollar bill or a five dollars bill?
That is my question. Thank you for answering
"In ten years time"
" 150-page report" and why not "150-pages report"
a five dollar bill or a five dollars bill?
That is my question. Thank you for answering
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e. with an apostrophe): in ten years ' time 2) I would hyphenate: a five-dollar bill The hyphenated word "five-dollar" is used as an adjective. Generally speaking, you should use the singular form of the noun when you create an adjective using a number and a noun: a ten-year-old girl
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- with an apostrophe): in ten years ' time 2) I would hyphenate: a five-dollar bill The hyphenated word "five-dollar" is used as an adjective.
- Generally speaking, you should use the singular form of the noun when you create an adjective using a number and a noun: a ten-year-old girl
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Hi Anon
1) The formally correct form is possessive (i.e. with an apostrophe):
in ten years' time
2) I would hyphenate:
a five-dollar bill
The hyphenated word "five-dollar" is used as an adjective. Generally speaking, you should use the singular form of the noun when you create an adjective using a number and a noun:
a ten-year-old girl
1) The formally correct form is possessive (i.e. with an apostrophe):
in ten years' time
2) I would hyphenate:
a five-dollar bill
The hyphenated word "five-dollar" is used as an adjective. Generally speaking, you should use the singular form of the noun when you create an adjective using a number and a noun:
a ten-year-old girl
00
a two-day visit
a five-dollar bill
a three-mile stretch of road
a seven-year limit
an eight-foot drop
CJ
a five-dollar bill
a three-mile stretch of road
a seven-year limit
an eight-foot drop
CJ
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