What is the right expression: vacation days or days off?
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Both expressions are grammatically correct. They mean slightly different things, however.
Vacation days generally refers to paid vacation, which are days for which you are paid to work, but don't actually come in. In most organizations, vacation days are usable at the employee's discretion, up to a certain yearly limit.
Days off is a more informal phrase that includes a variety of kinds of paid-not-to-work days, including sick leave, maternal/paternal leave, floating holidays, national holidays, etc. Vacation days are a subset of days off.
"Break off" has two meanings that I can think of off the top of my head. The one that you refer to in your question can simply be replaced by "cancel" in all instances.
He broke off our plans <-> He canceled our plans
The second "break off" is a more literal phrase and it implies that something was removed from a greater whole.
"He broke off from the rest of the team." means he left the rest of the team and went off on his own. Likewise, "He accidentally broke off a piece of the vase." means part of the vase was removed from the vase.
B, E, F, and G1 are all perfectly correct usages. The others I'm afraid are not. From my own experience with French I think interrogative pronouns are very difficult to master. It is really only a matter of practice and experience. The following would be alright:
What awful weather! How I wish I could have a long vacation!
I'm sorry. I meant B1, E1, F1, And G1. A,B,C and E are also correct.
Best Answer
Both expressions are grammatically correct. They mean slightly different things, however.
Vacation days generally refers to paid vacation, which are days for which you are paid to work, but don't actually come in. In most organizations, vacation days are usable at the employee's discretion, up to a certain yearly limit.
Days off is a more informal phrase that includes a variety of kinds of paid-not-to-work days, including sick leave, maternal/paternal leave, floating holidays, national holidays, etc. Vacation days are a subset of days off.