I'm writing a paper for class and am unsure if I hyphonate ages when NOT speaking about a specific toddler ie "My niece is a very energetic three-year-old." My sentence is speaking about many children. Do I hyphonate it or not? Thanks everyone!
2007-11-25 19:09:37 · 8 answers · asked by JR 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The hyphens would only be necessary if you were to say "a three-year-old child . . ." or something to that effect. Leave the hyphens out since you're talking about many children.
2007-11-25 19:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by Maggie B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never use hyphens when stating age that way (only when it's something like "a three-year-old child").
What's more, the way you're putting your text, you don't need to say "years old", since you've established you're talking about age. You only need to say "children as young as three", in my opinion.
Good luck!
2007-11-25 19:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gonz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children as young as the age of three,
2007-11-25 19:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by V B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children as young as three years old. Hyphenatrion is not needed. Hope this helps.
2007-11-25 19:16:03 · answer #4 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No hyphenation at all. "Children as young as three years old" is correct.
2007-11-25 19:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first is proper
2007-11-25 19:17:44 · answer #6 · answered by panache 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need the hyphens.
2007-11-25 19:19:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-25 19:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by indrajeet d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋