Are my sentences awkward related to "age"?
I always have trouble making sentences related to age. I have written a few sentences below.
(1) The people in my neighborhood are aged from under twenty to over sixty.
(2) During the periods from thirty-two to thirty-nine and from forty-five to fifty-one, Tom made a lot of money in his business.
(3) From thirty-two to thirty-nine and from forty-five to fifty-one in his age, Tom made a lot of money in his business.
Are my sentences awkward? How can I revise them? Please help me. Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Those are all unidiomatic. The people in my neighborhood range in age from about 18 to 65. ) Tom made a lot of money in his thirties and in his late fifties.
- Those are all unidiomatic.
- The people in my neighborhood range in age from about 18 to 65.
- ) Tom made a lot of money in his thirties and in his late fifties.
- Tom's business was very profitable when he was in his thirties and again when he was in his late fifties.
- CJ
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Those are all unidiomatic.
The people in my neighborhood range in age from about 18 to 65.
(All of that 'under twenty to over sixty' is too confusing.)
Tom made a lot of money in his thirties and in his late fifties.
Tom's business was very profitable when he was in his thirties and again when he was in his late fifties.
CJ
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