possessive word

Which is more correct? "I was five days' walk from..." or "I was five days walk from..."

[blacknomi]

Hi, this is what I can think of. Hope that helps. :)

(1)It took me five days to walk from here to there.
(2)It took a five day walk from here to there.
(3)It took five days' walk from here to there.
(4)It took five days walking from here to there.


I see two versions of this,
Two cents worth and two cents' worth, which one would you use? :wink:

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by J Lynch

Which is more correct? "I was five days' walk from..." or "I was five days walk from..."

What about?

It was a five-day walk from... (Adjective)
I was five days away from... (Adjective + Noun)

Note, five-minute walk, not five-minutes walk. :wink:

[blacknomi]

Originally Posted by blacknomi

Hi, this is what I can think of. Hope that helps. :)

(1)It took me five days to walk from here to there.
(2)It took a five day walk from here to there.
(3)It took five days' walk from here to there.
(4)It took five days walking from here to there.


I see two versions of this,
Two cents worth and two cents' worth, which one would you use? :wink:

What about this one? Any comment?

[Casiopea]

(1)It took me five days to walk from here to there. :D
(2)It took a five day walk from here to there. :D
(3)It took five days' walk from here to there. :(
(4)It took five days walking from here to there. :(

In (3) 'five days' functions as an adjective, so the apostrophe is not required. As a noun: five-days of a walk, 'of a' is required. In (4), an infintive is required: "It took us five days to walk from here to there." As a modifier -ing is OK: "It took us five days, walking from here to there, to get there.

All the best, :D