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Hi,

Is "I gave my students six days' leave" correct?
 
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Yes. Well done for placing the apostrophe correctly.
 
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That sentence makes it sound as if the students work for you.
 
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I should have mentioned in post #2 that the sentence was grammatically correct. Teachers don't normally give students "leave".
 
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How should I change this sentence then?
 
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Maybe you gave them six days off or six days' holiday. Note that the first does not need an apostrophe but the second does.
 
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