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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Age
He is ten years old
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He is ten year old
Why do people use 'year old' such as, "That ten year old is annoying" when ten is obviously plural?
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He is ten year old
Why do people use 'year old' such as, "That ten year old is annoying" when ten is obviously plural?
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" And that's just what we do. It's a 3-mile drive. He served a 15-year sentence.
- " And that's just what we do.
- It's a 3-mile drive.
- He served a 15-year sentence.
- She paid a 200-dollar fine.
- It's a fifteen-minute walk.
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It actually should be "He is a ten-year-old."
And that's just what we do.
It's a 3-mile drive. He served a 15-year sentence. She paid a 200-dollar fine. It's a fifteen-minute walk.
You use the singular with a number before the noun.
And that's just what we do.
It's a 3-mile drive. He served a 15-year sentence. She paid a 200-dollar fine. It's a fifteen-minute walk.
You use the singular with a number before the noun.
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What if someone asks for your age?
I'm 27 years old
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I'm a 27 year old
I'm 27 years old
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I'm a 27 year old
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I'm 27 years old; I'm 27 years of age; I'm a 27-year-old (person, man, woman, etc.) .
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