[Grammar] 20 minute walk

[englishhobby]

Are all the following sentences correct and natural?

1) She lives in a 20 minute walk from the university.
2) She lives within a 20 minute walk from the university.
3) She lives a 20 minute walk from the university.
4) She lives 20 minute walk from the university.

 

[tedmc]

2) and 3) are correct. 20-minute is hyphenated.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Are all the following sentences correct and natural?

1) She lives in a 20 minute walk from the university.
2) She lives within a 20 minute walk from the university.
3) She lives a 20 minute walk from the university.
4) She lives 20 minute walk from the university.

I agree with tedmec on hyphenation. I would choose 2 and 4, but do you know there is a slight difference in meanings?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are all the following sentences correct and natural?

1) She lives [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] a 20-minute walk from the university.
2) She lives within a 20-minute walk [STRIKE]from[/STRIKE] of the university.
3) She lives a 20-minute walk from the university.
4) She lives a 20-minute walk from the university.

With my corrections above, they are all grammatical.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

With my corrections above, they are all grammatical.

'Of'?

 

[emsr2d2]

The addition of "within" means that "from" doesn't work. You are "within [time/distance] of something".

 

[Tdol]

'Of'?

Of. ;-)

 

[bubbha]

Note that "a 20-minute walk" and "within a 20-minute walk" mean different things.

 

[englishhobby]

I would choose 2 and 4, but do you know there is a slight difference in meanings?

Note that "a 20-minute walk" and "within a 20-minute walk" mean different things.

I'll try to guess. Does the difference lie in the fact that when when the speaker uses "a 20-minute walk", he means his own walking speed, and when he uses "within a 20-minute walk" he implies that for different people the time may differ and you can reach your destination faster than in 20 minutes?

 

[tedmc]

A 20-minute walk - A walk that takes 20 minutes

Within a 20-minutes walk - A walk that takes up to 20 minutes. 0>T>20 mins, where T is the time.