sb70012
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2013
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- Iran
Hi,
In this thread one nonnative English speaker has asked a question about:
1. Twenty hours' sleep.
2. Twenty hour sleep.
Tdol has said that number 1 is correct. But something confuses me. I say that 2 is correct. Because Hour can not possess Sleep. The word "hour" just modifies the word "sleep"
Look at my example:
We say "Two room house" not "Two rooms' house" or not "Two rooms house"
You see my confusion now? Would you please be kind enough to clarify it to me?
Thank you so much
In this thread one nonnative English speaker has asked a question about:
1. Twenty hours' sleep.
2. Twenty hour sleep.
Tdol has said that number 1 is correct. But something confuses me. I say that 2 is correct. Because Hour can not possess Sleep. The word "hour" just modifies the word "sleep"
Look at my example:
We say "Two room house" not "Two rooms' house" or not "Two rooms house"
You see my confusion now? Would you please be kind enough to clarify it to me?
Thank you so much