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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Rafael
Hi everyone!
I'm from Brazil and I have the following question based on the examples below:
I have a 6 and a 3 year old.
My 7 year old child is reading so well
I mean, if 6 and 7 indicate more than a year old, why use ''year'' and not ''years'' old?
Would it be correct to say: My 8 years old is not doing so well in
school. ?
Any help will be appreciated. =)
I'm from Brazil and I have the following question based on the examples below:
I have a 6 and a 3 year old.
My 7 year old child is reading so well
I mean, if 6 and 7 indicate more than a year old, why use ''year'' and not ''years'' old?
Would it be correct to say: My 8 years old is not doing so well in
school. ?
Any help will be appreciated. =)
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We say and write 'I have a six-year-old child' or 'I have a child aged six' or 'My child is six years old.'
'My seven-year-old child is reading well.'
'My children are aged three and six.'
'My 8-year-old is not doing so well in school.'
'My seven-year-old child is reading well.'
'My children are aged three and six.'
'My 8-year-old is not doing so well in school.'
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Hi,
These are correct:
My seven-year-old [compound adjective -- use the singular] child reads well.
My eight-year-old [compound adjective -- use the singular] child is not doing so well in / at school.
Notice the hyphens.
Compare:
My child is seven years [use the plural] old.
You may want to read up on compound adjectives. Type that
These are correct:
My seven-year-old [compound adjective -- use the singular] child reads well.
My eight-year-old [compound adjective -- use the singular] child is not doing so well in / at school.
Notice the hyphens.
Compare:
My child is seven years [use the plural] old.
You may want to read up on compound adjectives. Type that
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