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Harendra Kumar Verma

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· 1 Months ago

harendra (Question: 157488.0 )

ans will be fifteen year old

Question:
DIRECTIONS: The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.


In those days most people left school when they were only ______.

Options:
A) fifteen-year-old
B) fifteen-years-old
C) fifteen years old
D) fifteen year old
Solution:
Ex: There wont be any hyphen as the phrase is used in a predicative manner.


The correct sentence is: In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,

Given answer is correct, use of year and years with the example-
In the expression "5 year old," the word ''year" functions as an adjective and we do not use the plural form of the word. ( He is a five year old boy.) In the other expression, "5 years old," the word "year" is a noun and we thus use the plural form. (He is five years old.)

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