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Panda air 712 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Using "Years" appropriately

Hello, is it correct to use the term years when speaking of someone in such a sentence ? For example

A 25 year old female is scheduled for surgery in an hour.

or

A 25 years old female is scheduled for surgery in an hour.

  

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Hi We write such phrases like this: A 25-yea r -old man A two-yea r -diploma So: A ten-year-old child was shot dead. The child who died was ten years old. Tom

— Mr. Tom

  • Hi We write such phrases like this: A 25-yea r -old man A two-yea r -diploma So: A ten-year-old child was shot dead.
  • The child who died was ten years old.
  • Tom
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Hi

We write such phrases like this:

A 25-year-old man

A two-year-diploma

So:

A ten-year-old child was shot dead.

The child who died was ten years old.

Tom

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