I have a five years daughter .

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Hello everybody !

Is it correct to say : " I have a five years daughter ."

Thank you !
 
Hello everybody !

Is it correct to say : " I have a five years daughter ."

Thank you !

No. "I have a five-year-old daughter" or "I have a daughter who is five years old".
 
Hello everybody !

Is it correct to say : " I have a five years daughter ."

Thank you !


***** NOT A TEACHER *****


(1) I believe that teachers prefer that we say (write):

I have a five-year-old daughter.

I have a daughter who is 5 years old.

I have a daughter who is 5 years of age.

(2) Other examples of the singular:

Joe is a 200-pound athlete.

A 70-mile-an-hour speed limit.

I do not understand two-word verbs.


(Credit: Some of these sentences come from The Grammar Book by Mesdames Celce-Murcia and Larsen-Freeman.)
 
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