Posted by rfvv on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 12:07am.
1. You are a girl aged between 13 and 19 years old.
(Which one is missing between 'girl' and 'aged'? is #1 from #2?)
2. You are a girl who is aged between 13 and 19 years old.
English - MattsRiceBowl, Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 12:17am
Both sound really wrong. We'd never say either.
You are a girl between the ages of 13 and 19. (The "years old" is redundant, but can still be put in there.)
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Thank you. Is 'aged' an adjective or a past participle?
The word 'aged' is a past tense verb or a participle. As a participle, it can be used as an adjective if used alone or as a verb if used with auxiliary verb(s).
The man looks as if he aged ten years.
(past tense verb)
The aged cheese is quite delicious.
(adjective)
She has aged greatly during her husband's illness.
(present perfect tense verb, with 'has' as an auxiliary verb)
The word "aged" can be both an adjective and a past participle. As an adjective, it describes the age of someone or something. For example, in the sentence "She is an aged woman," "aged" is functioning as an adjective to describe the age of the woman.
As a past participle, "aged" is used in verb phrases to indicate the length of time that has passed since something happened. For example, in the sentence "The book is aged 50 years," "aged" is functioning as a past participle to describe the amount of time that has passed since the book was created.
In the context of your question, "aged" is functioning as an adjective to describe the age of the girl. So in the phrase "You are a girl aged between 13 and 19 years old," "aged" is an adjective.