Question

1972 1 He is married to a twenty years old American girl. He is married to a [[twenty years old]] American girl. twenty-year-old 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 ✗ He is married to a twenty-year-old American girl. He is married to a [[twenty-year-old]] American girl. twenty years old | twenty-year-old

Idx	1972
Keyword	old
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	He is married to a twenty years old American girl.
Correct Sentence	He is married to a twenty-year-old American girl.
Cloze Error Sentence	He is married to a [[twenty years old]] American girl.
Cloze Sentence	He is married to a [[twenty-year-old]] American girl.
Cloze Answer	twenty-year-old
Choices	twenty years old \| twenty-year-old
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'.

Years Married American Girl Twenty Year Old Twenty Compound Singular