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Ask for help > my exams start in two week īs time
my exams start in two week īs time
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avascom
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my exams start in two week īs time
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hi dear colleagues
would you please make it clear for me the kind of this grammar point:in two week īs time
what is the role of īs after week?
what is the role of time hear?
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3 Jun 2014
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yanogator
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Hi, First, I īll say that this expression is more common in England than in the US, although people do use it here. In the US we are more likely to say, "My exams start in two weeks". Also, it should be "two weeks � time", since it is the plural possessive. Now, to answer your questions. We use the possessive with this type of time expression. It īs been a hard day īs night, and I īve been working like a dog. (The Beatles) He was sick, and lost two weeks � pay. (the pay of two weeks) I will see you in two hours. = I will see you in two hours � time. (the time of two hours) In two days � time your rash should be gone. (the time of two days) Bruce |
3 Jun 2014
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avascom
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thanks alot for your help
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3 Jun 2014
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yanogator
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If I may correct you, it should be "a lot", not "alot". This is a common error these days. I just taught my English class about it last night. Bruce |
3 Jun 2014
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cunliffe
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Bruce, I thought you were a maths teacher? |
3 Jun 2014
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yanogator
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Don īt pigeonhole me, Lynne. I taught ESL for three years. About a year ago, the college where I teach didn īt have a second math class for me, but Fundamentals of English was available, so they had me teach it. I am now teaching it for the fourth time, because they again only have one math class for me. Well, they actually have two, but they are at the same time. Bruce |
3 Jun 2014
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