Syntax – Is ‘How-Many-Day a Tour Was It?’ Correct?

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  • How-many-day a tour was it?

  • How many days was the tour?

  • How many days of tour were you on?

  • How-many-day tour of Cambridge were you on?

Are the above sentences grammatically correct?

I understand that there are simpler ways to ask that question, such as "how long was the tour?" or "how many days did the tour last?", but I'm wondering about the correctness of the above sentences.

Best Answer

"How many days was the tour" is the only option there that is correct.

I'd still definitely prefer to use "how long was the tour".

Edit: as Jack said, option 2 "How many days of tour were you on" sounds possible, but it is quite awkward and I would probably never say it. Options 1 and 4 are wrong.

Edit: as alephzero said, option 2 sounds like you didn't complete the tour.

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