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Fifty Five Age Years Usual Mentioning Someone's Simply Number

Idx 0108
Keyword age
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence His age is about fifty-five years old.
Correct Sentence He's about fifty-five (years old).
Cloze Error Sentence [[His age is about fifty-five years old]].
Cloze Sentence [[He's about fifty-five (years old)]].
Cloze Answer He's about fifty-five (years old)
Choices His age is about fifty-five years old | He's about fifty-five (years old)
Explanation

Do not use age and years old together. The usual way of mentioning someone's age is simply be + NUMBER: 'She'll be sixteen next August.'

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