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Hotmale Posted 8 years ago
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Hello!

Can you please tell me which of the forms are correct?

1) The problem was resolved in a matter of few hours.

2) The problem was resolved in a matter of a few hours.

3) The problem was resolved in a matter of hours.


Thank you

  

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Hotmale 1) The problem was resolved in a matter of few hours. No. matter of few hours' is not right.

  • Hotmale 1) The problem was resolved in a matter of few hours.
  • No.
  • matter of few hours' is not right.
  • Hotmale The problem was resolved in a matter of a few hours.
  • Sounds reasonable, but a bit clunky.
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Hotmale1) The problem was resolved in a matter of few hours.

No. '...matter of few hours' is not right.

HotmaleThe problem was resolved in a matter of a few hours.

Sounds reasonable, but a bit clunky.

HotmaleThe problem was resolved in a matter of hours.

Sounds natural.

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