possessive word

[Anonymous]

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]

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]

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.
(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.

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,