Difference between "two years old and two-year-old"
2014年12月16日 · a two year old whisky *The whisky was two year old (wrong). The term two years old is used as a predicative only adjective phrase: *a two years old whisky (wrong) The …
word usage - Do we call a 2/3 year old child a baby? - English …
2023年3月8日 · That could apply to a 4 year old, but probably not. Baby is commonly used as a term of endearment for older children, but less so in a medical context. And note for instance …
Describing a group of children - year or years, old or olds
6-7 year olds. is used to describe multiple children. such as in a sentence: it's a group of 6-7 year olds. where as: 6-7 years old. is used to describe a child that is 6-7 years of age. The children …
Year Old Or Years Old? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2016年5月17日 · When used as an ordinary adjective, that is, preceding the noun as part of the subject or part of the object, you use "28-year-old", singular, with hyphens. Examples: "Bob is …
How do we respectfully address kids whose names we don't know?
2014年12月18日 · 2 1 As a note for our answerers (I'm curious to learn about the usage too), I suspect that the usage might vary depending on the context (the occasion, regional, register, …
What is Correct? Year old or years old? [duplicate]
In your first sentence, it is year old "Ace Grit is a 16 year old Vestal boy." While in the second sentence it is years old "Ace Grit is 16 years old." I can't give you a full reason as to why this is …
sentence construction - two year or two year's - English Language ...
2017年12月5日 · two year (or "two-year") describes the duration of something, and sounds natural when used to modify "course" as if "two year" was an adjective. This means a course which …
Does “Children under 8 years old” include “8 years old?”
2021年4月30日 · Under means less than so, technically, an 8-year-old should not be participating in an "Under 8" activity. If you were running such an activity, and wanted 8-year-olds to be …
grammar - Two years and a half, two years and half,...? - English ...
2015年4月7日 · When I looked up the word "half", I've found "two and a half year" is a correct phrase. But I've seen some Americans use "two years and (a) half" quite often and it confuses …
determiners - Half year, half years, half a year? - English Language ...
2024年1月26日 · Half year is correct. It is a half year, or half a year so singular. Usage without the a: The half year earnings of the company went up (better written with a hyphen: half-year) The …