a 40 minute drive

[Ahmeeeeeeeeeed]

Hello,
It's a 40 minute drive from here to there

or

a 40 minute's drive from here to there ??
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[Esl_Expert]

Hi Ahmeeeeeeeeeed,

We'd generally hyphenate '40-minute':

- It's a 40-minute drive.

In that case, '40-minute' is a hyphenated adjective. It's similar to saying things like this:

- a ten-year-old boy
- a three-time oscar winner

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[Richard]

Hi Ahmeeeeeeeeeed,
It was a question of mine last year.
Take a look at this page:
compound noun/adjective
These links might help you:
Form of compound adjective
Compound adjectives
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[Ahmeeeeeeeeeed]

Thanks Esl expert and thanks , richard
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"There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error....."

The qur'an 1:256

[Richard]

You're welcome.
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