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which one is correct
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floona
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which one is correct
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we all work for a five day week
or we all work for a five days week
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20 Dec 2009
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zainah2000
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Hi Floona
I live and work in the UAE also
I teach grade 9 and happy to answer your question
We all work for a five day week is correct
We describe the week that it has five days
so "five day" here is an adjective we are not counting the days
I hope it is clear now
Wish you the best of luck
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20 Dec 2009
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refis24
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Hi
In my opinion, � we all work a five day week � would be correct, you do not need the �for � in the sentence.
I hope this helps. |
20 Dec 2009
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aquarius_gr
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Refis24 is right. Any of the sentences with for is wrong. "work for" shows what you gain from work, eg "I work for food/money/$$ an hour" etc..
Correct: "work a five day week" or "work five days a/per week".
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20 Dec 2009
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tareq
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Hi, it is " Five days a week " my friend Don �t say a five day a week ,we should count days after five ,so we can �t say five day instead both are in one week. That is why we say five days or six days a week .Thanks . Tarek |
20 Dec 2009
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