Blissful baby Posted 17 years ago
I have learned that we don't use plural for hyphenated noun which is used to make adjective.
But today I also found an sentence that says there are cases to make such type of adjective "without hyphens" .
But the sentence doesn't explain more, so there is one question left.
In the case of without hyphens, we should/can just delete hyphens and leave spaces,
a 4-year-old boy>>>a 4 year old boy
or we should change the noun into plural?
a 4-year-old boy>>>a 4 years old boy
I seached several past similar questions, but I could not get the point clearly.
So, I humbly post here.
Thank you in advance.
blissful baby
Grammar
A 4 year old boy vs a 4 years old boy
Are they both correct?
Hello!I have learned that we don't use plural for hyphenated noun which is used to make adjective.
But today I also found an sentence that says there are cases to make such type of adjective "without hyphens" .
But the sentence doesn't explain more, so there is one question left.
In the case of without hyphens, we should/can just delete hyphens and leave spaces,
a 4-year-old boy>>>a 4 year old boy
or we should change the noun into plural?
a 4-year-old boy>>>a 4 years old boy
I seached several past similar questions, but I could not get the point clearly.
So, I humbly post here.
Thank you in advance.
blissful baby
Top answer
As far as I know only a '4-year-old boy' is correct (but 'the boy is four years old'). Perhaps they mean adjectives like 'electromagnetic', which evolved from the compound adjective 'electro-magnetic'.
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As far as I know only a '4-year-old boy' is correct (but 'the boy is four years old'). Perhaps they mean adjectives like 'electromagnetic', which evolved from the compound adjective 'electro-magnetic'.
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The answer is simple--
This is right: a 4-year-old boy.
This is right: The boy is 4 years old.
This is wrong: a 4 year old boy.
Please supply us with the 'cases without hyphens' for our examination.
This is right: a 4-year-old boy.
This is right: The boy is 4 years old.
This is wrong: a 4 year old boy.
Please supply us with the 'cases without hyphens' for our examination.
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