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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Half hour's break

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I plan to work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow with half an hour's break instead of one hour lunch break.
  

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flower1234 Is this sentence correct? m. m.

  • flower1234 Is this sentence correct?
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  • tomorrow with half an hour's break instead of one hour lunch break.
  • No need for the possessive 's .
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flower1234Is this sentence correct? I plan to work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow with half an hour's break instead of one hour lunch break.
No need for the possessive 's. For your meaning, use half-hour break:

E.g., John complained that the half-hour break they give them at work is not enough.
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I plan to work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with just a half an hour lunch-break instead of an hour.
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I plan to work from 8 am to 3 pm tomorrow with just a half-hour lunch break instead of an hour.
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Now that is a lot cleaner and better.

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