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Age People Spend Lot Time Pubs Noun Girl

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Keyword age
Sub Entry Number 5
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence People in my age spend a lot of time in pubs.
Correct Sentence People of my age spend a lot of time in pubs.
Cloze Error Sentence People [[in]] my age spend a lot of time in pubs.
Cloze Sentence People [[of]] my age spend a lot of time in pubs.
Cloze Answer of
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Explanation

noun + of + NUMBER: 'They have a little girl of three and a boy of five.'

noun + of + my/your etc age: 'He is very clever for a boy of his age.' 'A girl of her age needs someone to play with.'

Note the alternative with aged: 'A child aged seven or eight needs a little push.'

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