Three years, four years Notice that we only need to do this when we include the noun that the time expression is about possessive. You can always use of if you feel like this makes things clearer: He was docked one year of pay. He was docked two years of pay. Years If there is no noun that the time expression is connected to then years acts like a regular noun and you just need to add an s to make it plural.
I need to start work in one year. Case 3 When the article a is present in a sentence, or rather, the age presents itself as a noun, year old is used and not years old. Example: She is a three-year-old — right She is a three years old- wrong Case 4 This case is in reference to a sentence in plural form.
They are three years old boys. They are three-year-old boys. Examples: They are two years old. They are two-year-olds. They are two years olds — wrong Hyphenation Do you know what a hyphen is? When to hyphenate Rule 1 — Used as an adjective Whenever a group of words are used as an adjective, they should be connected with a hyphen.
Examples: The two -year-old boy got lost in the park. My year-old sister is getting married this spring. Example: The year-old was very mature for his age. She is just a 5-year-old. Possessive adjectives do not always imply belonging per se. I would not say that the survey "belongs" to the year.
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