Idx | 2941 |
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Keyword | year |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | I've been playing the piano since I was seven years. |
Correct Sentence | I've been playing the piano since I was seven. I've been playing the piano since I was seven years old. I've been playing the piano since I was seven years of age. |
Cloze Error Sentence | I've been playing the piano since I was [[seven years]]. |
Cloze Sentence | I've been playing the piano since I was [[seven/seven years old/seven years of age]]. |
Cloze Answer | seven/seven years old/seven years of age |
Choices | seven years | seven years of age | seven years old | seven |
Explanation | When stating someone's age, use just a number on its own OR a number + years old/years of age (NOT years ): 'I'm almost eighteen.' 'My sister is fifteen years old.' |
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