Question

1973 1 Eight-years-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve. Eight-[[years]]-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve. year Use years old after the verb be: 'Sarah is eight years old.'In front of a noun, use a compound adjective (WITH two hyphens and a singular noun): 'a three-week-old baby', 'a ten-year-old daughter'Nouns of measurement ('year', 'week', 'gram', 'mile' etc) are always singular when used in compound adjectives: 'a ten-second silence', 'a six-minute wait', 'a five-mile race'.

Accepted Answer

old ✗ Eight-year-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve. Eight-[[year]]-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve. year | years

Idx	1973
Keyword	old
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Eight-years-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve.
Correct Sentence	Eight-year-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve.
Cloze Error Sentence	Eight-[[years]]-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve.
Cloze Sentence	Eight-[[year]]-old Sarah had a few surprises up her sleeve.
Cloze Answer	year
Choices	year \| years
Explanation	Use years old after the verb be: 'Sarah is eight years old.' In front of a noun, use a compound adjective (WITH two hyphens and a singular noun): 'a three-week-old baby', 'a ten-year-old daughter' Nouns of measurement ('year', 'week', 'gram', 'mile' etc) are always singular when used in compound adjectives: 'a ten-second silence', 'a six-minute wait', 'a five-mile race'.

Sarah Surprises Sleeve Years Compound Singular Eight Years Old Eight Year Old