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Years Playing Piano I Age Old/Seven Number Seven/Seven

Idx 2941
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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