I have not seen it used in a sentence.I saw it in a book, in the part about possessive nouns.Welcome to the forum, JJC12345!
Where have you heard this expression? Have you seen it used in a sentence? If not, please give us a sentence in which you would use it, so we have a specific example to discuss.
How about this sentence-The king decided to give him a ton's weight of gold.I have not seen it used in a sentence.I saw it in a book, in the part about possessive nouns.
They were emphasizing about the use of apostrophe. I quote " words denoting weight, if it is followed by the word 'weight' after it. For eg. a ton's weight,a gram's weight, a pound's weight. "
There's an earlier thread that's somewhat relevant: possessive case nounsHow about this sentence-The king decided to give him a ton's weight of gold.
Thanks a lot. It was really helpful. There is a similar usage in wiki howThere's an earlier thread that's somewhat relevant: possessive case nouns
A ton's weight and a foot's length both seem very strange to me.