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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

She’s 18 months (old).

She’s 18 months.
I have just seen the sentence. I am wondering why it is not "She’s 18 months old" as "She’s 3 days old".
In the original sentence "18 months" is a noun phrase. How would you parse the sentence?
She: noun(subject)
is: linking verb
18 months: noun phrase
Does it mean "she" = "18 months"?
Thanks.
  

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She: noun(subject) is: linking verb 18 months: noun phrase (complement / predicative complement) This analysis is correct. Square Does it mean "she" = "18 months"? I suppose you could say that, depending on whose book you're following..

— Avangi

  • She: noun(subject) is: linking verb 18 months: noun phrase (complement / predicative complement) This analysis is correct.
  • Square Does it mean "she" = "18 months"?
  • I suppose you could say that, depending on whose book you're following..
  • It's actually a very casual conversational expression, which means "She is 18 months old," as you suspect.
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She: noun(subject)
is: linking verb
18 months: noun phrase (complement / predicative complement)


This analysis is correct.
SquareDoes it mean "she" = "18 months"?
I suppose you could say that, depe
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Thank you. Which one is more preferred in exams such as IELTS or TOELF?

1. She is 18 months.
2. She is 18 months old.
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SquareWhich one is more preferred in exams ?
("More preferred" is redundant.)


#2!

1. She is 18 months. casual conversation (eg, answering a question: How old is your daughter?)
2. She is 18 months old. formal writing
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