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[ddsony]

"I want to ask for a two days' leave." The phrase "a two days' leave "stands grammatically, then look at the following sentence:

We may have _________ vacation in the coming holiday.

A. a two-month B. a two months C. a two month's D. a two months'

I think both A and D are right, is that right?

[Mister Micawber]

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D may be acceptable (with a hyphen added), but it seems a little odd. This would be much better:

E. We may have two months' vacation in the coming holiday.
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