I would like to know which would be the correct form:
- a major two-day auction
- a major two days auction
The duration of the auction is two days. Which form is the right one to use?
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First variant is OK, the second is almost OK (the apostrophe is absent):
"a major two-day auction"
"Two-day" is an adjective here, written as one word.
"a major two days' auction"
" two days' " is a possessive form ("an auction of two days").
First variant is more common to use.
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Does 'almost OK' mean you get let off with a grammar police warning? – Edwin Ashworth Nov 19 '13 at 20:58
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By "almost ok" I meant the apostrophe was omitted, edited to make it clear – Vilmar Nov 20 '13 at 08:42
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two days refers to the number of days two-day refers to the duration of something If you are French, think about the difference between jour and journee.
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