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Is this school far away here?No, it's only ___walk.A. twenty minutes              B. a twenty minutesC. a twenty-minute             D. twenty minute'sPlease help me with the correct answer and some reasons for that answer?

Dimsumexpress · Accepted Answer

Do you have any idea based on what you know?

Give it a try first.

Khan2009 · Answer

I chose answer c. a twenty-munite but I'm still not clear about it.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

"C" is correct. (a twenty-minute walk)

The bold part is used as adjective to modofy the "walk". Notice there is no "s" in "minute" because when it's used as adjective, the plural form of the noun is never used.

i.e. The movie was three-hour long

He went on a seven-day cruise to the Carribbean.

Khan2009 · Answer

HAHA..I'm relief now. Thank you.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

Khan2009HAHA..I'm relieved now. Thank you.

Khan2009 · Answer

Please can i add you on yahoo, MSN or any other program so that we can chat online..I really need your help.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

I am not too keen on chatting online. If you have any English questions, the forum is the best place to ask.

Khan2009 · Answer

Please can you give me some ideas on how to improve my english grammer?

Dimsumexpress · Answer

It's not as easy as 123. But since you asked for suggestions and ideas, I will share with you my experience.

Actually, English learners now have a much easier time learning because of all the existing learning tools today which did not only two decades ago. Now, we have Google which is an excellent source for verifying and searching for information, CD roms allow learners to listen and practice speech and websites like this one provide extra assistence to learners. With easy access to laptops and WIFI, learning English can be anytime and any place.

My advice to you is, whenever you can, watch more educational TV programming such as BBC, The Learning Channel, History Channel or Discovery, preferrably with closed captions on so that you can see the texts relevent to the content. This will train your ears to the correct pronunciations and also help you to develop a sense of relevence to the subject, as well as what sounds proper and correct and what doesn't. In time, your brain will be trained to memorize speech patterns. From there, you can naturally improve your writing skills based on what is already learned.

Don't be embarrassed about making mistakes in oral English. Practicing is the only way to train and excercise your tongue and jaw muscles to speak English with the right sound. However, this can be a tough problem to overcome as many learners who have spoken their own native tougue for many years may experience a feeling of running to a dead end because they have a hard time mastering the tongue and jaw movements required in spoken English.

There is no quick method. Time and perseverance are the two most important ingredients.

Avangi · Answer

Khan2009Please can you give me some ideas on how to improve my English grammar?

Use a spell checker, like I don't.

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