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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Age / Ages

Hi,



Which one of the following sentences is better?



1a. Age 8-9 is a good time to introduce it to elementary students.



1b. Ages 8-9 is a good time to introduce it to elementary students.



2. People with their age above 45, please step out of the line.





Thanks,



MG.
  

Top answer

1b . Eight and nine are good ages to introduce it to elementary students. 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1b .
  • Eight and nine are good ages to introduce it to elementary students.
  • 2.
  • People over 45, please step out of the line-- What in the world would you use this sentence for?
  • Is it some kind of pogrom?
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1b. Eight and nine are good ages to introduce it to elementary students.
2. People over 45, please step out of the line-- What in the world would you use this sentence for? Is it some kind of pogrom?
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The word "age" is invariable. It's for singular and plural
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Thanks MM. I just made up sentence #2.

I was more interested in the use of the word 'age'. It confuses me as I see people using both age and ages.

Also, don't you think 1b sounds a bit un-natural as what the author is trying to refer to is a range and not those two years.
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1b is awkward for other reasons, which I have corrected above.
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Which one is correct/wrong?:

-Several people have committed the crime, but we do not know their age(s) and gender(s).

Thank you.
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Several people have committed the crime, but we do not know their ages or sexes.

('Gender' is a grammar term.)
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