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Looking for a housemate
Single ensuite room available in our lovely three-bedroom house in Didsbury. Five-minute walk from city centre. Move in from 1 June. Shared kitchen and living room with two female housemates, no parking, £600 a month excluding bills. No pets. Contact 07890 123456 for viewing.
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Hi Mohamed Alkady,
The two forms here are ten-minute (with a hyphen) and ten minutes (without a hyphen).
When we use a number larger than one and a noun the noun is plural: two hours, three years, twenty euros and, in your example, ten minutes.
However, when we want to use a number and a noun to create a compound adjective which comes before a noun then we use a hyphen and a singular form.
For example:
Similarly:
Peter
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Thanks Peter. Very useful explanation and examples.
I prefer living alone to sharing a house cuz it gives me freedom and personal space, but sometimes it has a bit uncomfortable cuz i have to pay higher prices for food, accommodation, and transportation. Therefore, sharing a house might be a smarter solution if you want to save money and don't like living alone
I prefer live alone, but it is difficult because the high costs. So It's cheaper share a house and It's better to look good housemates.
I prefer to live alone because i would like to have a personal space where I can decorate by my personalities without needing to see anybody's eyes.
I like both! My experience living alone was great. Then i shared with housemates and it was hard but fun too. Now I live with my husband and I really enjoy it.
I prefer living alone. But for economic reasons I have to choice shared house.
I prefer to live alone because I enjoy peace and quiet, and I dislike it when people turn the TV volume up too loud.
I prefere to live alone or with my family, but sometimes I'm forced to live in shraed housing because the high cost of housing.
I prefer to live alone and bring guests because I want to be social and need to have some time for mine