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A week's holiday

17/22
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En expresiones de tiempo, se utilizan las formas posesivas para indicar que un objeto pertenece a un intervalo de tiempo definido.

El apóstrofe ’s se añade al sustantivo para indicar pertenencia sobre un objeto. Si el sustantivo termina en (-s) entonces solo se añade el apóstrofe al sustantivo. La preposición of también se utiliza para indicar pertenencia sobre un objeto.

Ejemplos utilizando formas posesivas en expresiones de tiempo

  • One week’s notice.
  • One month’s holiday.
  • One year’s experience.
  • Three weeks’ notice.
  • Four months’ holiday.
  • Five years’ experience.
  • She only gave me two weeks of notice.
  • I had two months of vacation.
  • I have five years of experience.

Practiquemos el uso de formas posesivas en expresiones de tiempo

Selecciona la opción correcta.

  1. A) A day’s pay
    B) A days pay
    C) A days’ pay

  2. A) 5 year’s free credit
    B) 5 years’ free credit
    C) 5 years free credit

  3. I am very emotional. I think I may go mad in several ____ time.
    A) year’s
    B) years
    C) years’


Respuestas

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C

Ejercicio de writing

Escribe una oración, utilizando las siguientes palabras:

  • 6 weeks’ holiday
  • 1 year’s insurance
  • several months’ confinement

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In Mexico we had several months’ confinement because of COVID-19.

In the next year we will have 6 weeks’ holiday
I bought 1 year’s insurance
We were several months’ confinement

¿When we should use the apostrophe?
In time expressions:
If is singular, before the s:

  1. One week’s notice
  2. One month’s holiday
  3. One year’s expereance

if is plural, after the s:

  1. three weeks’ notice
  2. Four months’ holiday
  3. Feive years’ experience

¿Can be replaced?
Yes, with “of”:

  1. I have five years of expereance
  2. I had two months of vacations
  3. She only gave me two weeks of notice

I would like to have 6 week´s holiday, but I only have two.

Few weeks´ ago a get fired but it´s Ok, because I have a 1 year´s insurance.

I hate the COVID-19 pandemic because I have to be serveral months´ confinement.

  1. It would be a dream to have 6 weeks of holiday.
  2. My car has 1 year’s insurance, so if I suffer an accident I won’t have to pay anything.
  3. In the first stage of coronavirus, there were several months of confinement

In my job, my boss said me that I have 6 weeks’ holiday for enjoying with whoever I want
I wish I had 1 year’s insurance.
In 2020 we had several months’ confinement

  • Last year I took my 6 weeks’ holidays so I traveled to La Patagonia
  • The bank offered me a year’s insurance
  • We had to be several months’ confinement because of the covid
  • They had six weeks’ of holiday last year.

  • We paid 1 year’s insurance in that company.

  • in 2020 we had several months’ confinement because of COVID-19.

1. At the end of the course I have 6 weeks' holiday. 2. My new computer has 1 year's insurance. 3. We have been in confinement for several months' due to COVID-19.
  • I’m planning to take a six weeks’ holiday.
  • Do you know how much one year’s insurance cost?
  • During COVID19 we had to spend several months’ confinement.

Exercise 1:

  1. A) A day’s pay
  2. B) 5 years’ free credit

I am very emotional. I think I may go mad in several ____ time.
C) years’

Exercise 2:
–After a several years working without vacations finally have 6 weeks´ holiday.
–This computer have a 1 year´s insurance.
–He have several months’ confinement because he made many problems on the neighborhood.

  • I would like to have a 6 weeks’ holiday.
  • I can pay 1 year’s insurance.
  • In Colombia, people had several months’ confinement.

In the next year we will have 6 weeks’ holyday.
I bought a car with 1 year’s insurance.
In pandemic we had several months’ confinement.

Let´s practice!
Make a sentence with these words:

  • 6 week´s holiday.
    I had 6 weeks´ holiday.

  • 1 year´s insurance.
    My car has 1 year´s insurance.

  • Several months´ confinement.
    We had several months´s confinement.

I have accumulated six weeks' holiday, and the human resources area asked me to take some weeks. I got one year's insurance, I have to renew it the next month. In 2020 people had to stay in their houses because of the pandemic, and it was several months' confinement.
1. A) A day's pay. 2. B) 5 years' free credit. 3. "I am very emotional. I think I may go mad in several C) years' time".
Time expressions: * One week's notice. * One month's holiday. * One year's experience. * Three weeks' notice. * Four months' holiday. * Five years' experience.
I was acout to sign up on my dreamed job wiht 6 weeks' holiday 1 year's insurance every year but the process was interrupted by several months' confinement because of the pandemics
Got three points!!
**Time expressions** If the period of time is **<u>singular</u>**<u> the apostrophe</u> goes before the s. -One week’s notice -One month’s holiday -One year’s experience If the period of time is **plural** the apostrophe goes after the s -Three weeks’ notice -Four months’ holiday -five years’ experience **Time expressions** You can also replace the apostrophe with **“of”** -I have five years of experience -I had two months of vacation -She only gave me two weeks of notice
1.- Kids until high school, have 6 weeks´ holiday 2.- My car has 1 year´s insuranse. 3.- When covid started, we had several months´ confinment.
In December wenhave to 6 week's holiday The car has 1 year's insurance In the COVID period we had to be several months' confinement
1. 1+ 2. 1+ 3. 1+
Practiquemos el uso de formas posesivas en expresiones de tiempo Selecciona la opción correcta. 1\. A) A day’s pay CORRECT B) A days pay C) A days’ pay 2\. A) 5 year’s free credit B) 5 years’ free credit CORRECT C) 5 years free credit 3\. I am very emotional. I think I may go mad in several \_\_\_\_ time. A) year’s B) years C) years’ CORRECT Ejercicio de writing Escribe una oración, utilizando las siguientes palabras: · 6 weeks’ holiday My boss gave us 6 weeks’ holiday. · 1 year’s insurance They gave me 1 year’s insurance when I bought my fridge in the store. · several months’ confinement Between 2020 and 2021 we had several month’s confinement.
I only have six weeks' holiday for my world tour. Well, I paid for it so I have one year's insurance for my family. I didn´t think it would take several months' confinement this pandemic.

3 points

I was 6 weeks' holiday I win 1 year's insurance at work
* I had 6 weeks' holiday past month. * I have 1 year's insurance. * Because of the pandemic he had several months confinement.
* They just gave me 6 weeks' holiday * I have to pay for 1year's insurance * In the past years we had to be in house for several months' confinement
  1. Congratulations! you will have 6 weeks’ holiday, you deserve it
  2. I bought a 1 year’s insurance for myself and my family
  3. The epidemic made that all people got several months’ confinement
My boyfriend has 6 weeks' holiday. I paid 1 year's insurance. In 2020, we were several months' confinement due of Covid-19.

“A week’s holiday”

  • Let’s practice!
    Make a sentence with these words
  1. 6 week’s holiday.
    IN MY JOB, MY BOSS SAID ME THAT I HAVE 6 WEEKS’ HOLIDAY FOR ENJOYING WITH WHOEVER I WANT.
  2. 1 year’s insurance.
    THE BANK OFFERED ME A YEAR’S INSURANCE.
  3. Several months’ confinement.
    IN GUATEMALA WE HAD SEVERAL MONTHS OF CONFINEMENT DUE TO COVID.
  • She expects for 6 weeks’ holiday
  • He Forgot to renew 1 year’s insurance
  • The covid locked us up several months’ confinement
  1. A. A day’s pay
  2. 5 years’ free credit
  3. I am very emotional i think i may go mad in several (it’s plural)years’ time.
  4. To complete my trip in Asia i need 6 week’s holiday
  5. The company gift to me a 1 year’s insurance for my bike.
  6. If the police catch you stealing you can get several months’ confinement in the jail
  • My boss gave me 6 weeks´ holiday

  • My car have 1 year´sinsurance

  • The covid forced us to stay several months ´ confinement

It’s left 6 weeks’ holiday for this year
My car has 1 year’s insurance
I had a virus and the doctor gave me several months’ confinement

I have 1 year in my job, for this reason i’m to take 6 weeks’ holiday.
My car has 1 year’s insurance
We had serveral months’ confinement because of COVID-19

I gave myself a 6 weeks’ holiday in greece.
They offered me a job with 1 year’s insurace.

  1. I am so happy because I will have 6 weeks’ holiday.
  2. I just buy a 1 year’s health insurance.
  3. In my country the people can’t go out their houses due to COVID 19 several months’ confinement.
  • I will have 6 weeks of holiday next year.

  • I lost my job and only have 1 year’s worth of insurance left.

  • In Argentina, we had several months of confinement due to COVID.

In my country we have 6 weeks’ holiday
My phone had 1 year’s insurance
In 2020 we started to have several months’ confinement

my task :

  • I always have 6 weeks holidays in decembeer.
  • I have a job with 1 year’s insurance.
  • In the quarentene we had several months’ confinement.

Thanks to read =D

  • 6 weeks’ holiday

    My friend has 6 weeks’ holiday

  • 1 year’s insurance

    This car has 1 year’s insurance

  • Several month’s confinement

    In 2020, there were several months’ confinement

  • We only have two weeks’ vacations per year.
  • I bought a new laptop with one year’s ensure
  • We are to travel around the world for two months’.
  • I bought a car with five years of warranty.

Practice:
They give you 6 weeks’ holiday.
Your policy has one year’s insurance.
Yeah, they were several months’ confinement.

Hello 💪
Here’s my exercise

  • I really want a 6-weeks’ holiday this new year.
  • My sister’s car has 1 year’s insurance.
  • We spend several months’ confinement. That was because of COVID 19 pandemic.

According to the law I can take 6 weeks’ holiday this year.

Does this job position include 1 year’s insurance?

My sister passed several months’ confinement as a consequence of stress.

Practice

  • I am going to take 6 weeks’ holiday.
  • That job offer includes 1 year’s insurance.
  • He is passing through several months’ confinement.

in my 6 weeks’ holiday of this year i had to work
the next 1 year’s insurance I will get reward to whole job done

I hope so have soon 6 weeks’ holiday^

Mom now I have 1 year’s insurance

We spend several months’ confinement

I gave 6 weeks´holiday to my best employee
My new car has 1 years´ insurance
In 2020 I had several months´confinement for Covid

  • Only left 6 week’s holiday

  • I only have 1 year of international insurance

  • The pandemic has several months of confinement.

Exercise:

  1. The school of my brothers gave them 6 week’s holiday.
  2. If you affiliate now, we give you 1 year’s insurance at half price.
  3. Covid-19 gave us several months’ confinement.
  • I hope so, it’s necessary for me to have a 6 weeks’ holiday
  • I bought 1 year’s insurance for my car
  • In 2020 I spent several months’ confinement

I have acumulated 6 weeks’ holiday in my job.
I have 1 year’s insurance for my car
3 years ago we have several months’ confinement.

Apostrophe to periods of time 💚

  • If the period of time is singular the apostrophe goes before the s.
  • Because here we are talking about the certain period of time.

Apostrophe to plurals 💡

  • If the period of time is plural, the apostrophe goes after the s.
  • Notice that the plural or singular expression changes because the first noun, that is a number of quantity.

Periods of time without apostrophe 🔫

  • I can also replace the apostrophe with “of”.
  • I would like to have 6 weeks’ holidays

  • She has one year’s insurance

  • In Colombia We were several montths’ confinement.

  • This year I tell to my boss if is possible to give me 6 weeks’ holiday.

  • In my swimming class I have 1 year’s insurance.

  • In 2020 the world had a several months’ confinement.

  • My fathed used to have 6 weeks’ holiday at his old job.
  • It’s necessary to have at least 1 year’s insurance to apply for the special discount.
  • Due to COVID, we were in several months’ confinement.
There gonna be six months' Holliday. A year's insurance. COVID putted us in severals' months of confinement.
  • I’ve been working here for ten years, now i have 6 weeks’ holiday per year.

  • After to sign the contract, you’ll have 1 year’s insurance.

  • It’s too cruel to set a person in several months’ confinement

My practice

  • I will travel to Europe on my six weeks’ holiday.
  • I bought a one-year´s insurance plan.
  • In 2020, I had several months´ confinement.
  • I’d like to take 6 week’s holiday this year
  • 1 year’s insurance is a very common policy when you buy a new product
  • In 2020 we all had several months’ confinement due to the global pandemic

In my country, there are no consecutive 6 weeks’ holiday during this year.

I would like 6 week’s holiday.
They have 1 year’s insurance.
In 2020 we had several months’ confinement.

  • My friend’s work is amazing! He’s just gotten a six weeks’ holiday after only one year working there!
  • When my sister bought her motorcycle, she automatically had to buy a year’s insurance for the motorcycle
  • Did you remember the period of several months’ confinement because of Covid-19? I worked out then and I’m stronger now

1.- i forgot pay the 1 year´s insurance of car
2.- these period of 6 weeks´ holiday of boss, results in 6 weeks´ holiday for all of us in the office.
3.- i can´t suppport this several months´ confinement

My boss gave me a 6 weeks’ holiday because of my brilliant work.
The plan includes a 1 year’s insurance.
We’ve been through several months’ confinement during 2020.

A)
B)
C)

I have 6 weeks´ holiday.
I bought a car with 1 year´s insurance.
Last year was several months’ confinement.

In June it will start a 6 weeks’ holiday.
My mom pay for 1 year’s insurance.
In 2020 I had several months’s confinement.

Correct:

  • A day’s pay
  • 5 years’ free credit
  • Years’

This year have 6 week’s holiday.
In my new job, all we have 1 year’s insurance free.
During the pandemic, all the world was several month’s confinement.

Please, give your feedback.

Exercise

  • A day’s pay
  • 5 years’ free credit
  • I am very emotional. I think I may go mad in several years’ time

Exercise 2

  • A benefit of maternity leave is having 6 weeks’ holiday
  • I have only 1 year’s insurance
  • Due to covid 19, we will have several months’ confinement

They went 6 weeks’ holiday.
We have 1 year’s insurance.
The government has declared several months’ confinement.

I GOT 3 POINTS.

  • I can’t believe i have 6 weeks’ holiday to enjoy.
  • The agreement contract is for 1 year’s insurance.
  • After several months’ confinement going outside is like rediscovering the world.
  • I’ve never had 6 weeks’ holiday, sadly.
  • Last week I bought 1 year’s insurance for my motorcycle.
  • We all know COVID is dangerous and can cause several months’ confinement.

In a couple of months I’ll ask for 6 weeks’ holiday.
When I bought my fly ticket, they forced me to buy 1 year’s insurance.
When the covid came to my country, we had to be several monthns’ confinement.

  • In my next vacation, I will take 6 weeks’ holiday.
  • I have the money to paid 1 year’s insurance.
  • we have several months’ confinement for COVID-19

I have 6 weeks´ holiday.
This product has 1 year´s insurance.
The last year we had several months´ confinement.

In this year I have 6 weeks´ holiday. I go to the beach every single day

I bought a year´s insurance because the life is very unncertainty

People in the world were severel months´ confinement

In Guatemala there are 6 weeks’ holidays.
In my company everyone has a years’ insurance.
Every person had several months’ confinement.

a, b, c

  • I deserved 6 weeks’ holiday.
  • they are going to give me 1 year’s insurance.
  • We lived in several months’ confinement.
  • My brother will got 6 weeks’ holiday
  • I pay 1 year’s insurance
  • I can´t hang out because the several months’ confinent

I have 3 points 😉

I will have 6 weeks of vacation.

The company I work for has given me 1 year of insurance.

One year ago we had several months of confinement.

My sentences:

  1. I am excited because tomorrow starts my six weeks’ holiday.

  2. I opted out of the 1 year’s insurance that the company proposed to me.

  3. I never imagine to be part of a several month’s confinement.

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  • Vocabulary:
  • I dont have six weeks’ holiday, because when I spend twoo weeks’ on vacation, I get bored
  • My vehicle has one year’s insurance
  1. In 5 days we will enjoy of 6 weeks’ holidays.
  2. I have 1 year´s insurance left to my insurance carrier cover me cancer.
  3. It´s almost 2 years we suffered several months’ confinement.
  • In Job gave us 6 weeks’ holiday

  • When i was dismissed, they gave me a 1 years insurance

  • when my father sicked of smallpox, we were several months’ confinement

  • in Winter i’ll travel to Toronto for my 6 weeks´ holiday.

  • I paid 7 K of my money 1 year’s Car insurance.

  • the SARS-Cov pandemic results in several
    months´ cofinement.

I want to take six weeks´ holiday.
I have to make the payment of 1 year´s insurance of my car every June.
In 2020 we had serveral month´s of confinement because Covid-19 Pandemic, It was a pitty.

1. I need a six weeks' holiday. 2. He bought 1 year's insurance. 3. She suffered several months' confinement. 3/3
  • atfer of the school i will have 6 weeks´ holyday
  • in the year 2017 was 1 year´s insurance
  • in the year 2020 the world suffer of several month´s confienment
  • At school we will have 6 weeks’ holiday.
  • I have 6 week’s holidays to travel around the world.

  • My new cellphone has 1 year of insurance.

  • We have several months’ confinement to the new virus.

In Guatemala we have 6 week’s holiday in the year.
I pay 1 year’s insurance or my car.
We had a several months’ confinement because of COVID-19.

I have 6 week´s holiday between sep and dec
I bought a car with 1 year´s insurance
This year we have several months´ confinement

  1. In 6 weeks´ begin holidays and we are going to visit our family in Bogotá
  2. My car has 1 year´s insurance
  3. In Colombia we had several months´confinement with the pandemic of Covid 19

Thanks!