Identify the correct sentence.
a) The mother took her three-year-old daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys.
b) The mother took her three year old daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys.
c) The little girl was only three-years-old when she saw the monkeys at the zoo.
d) The little girl was only three-years old when she saw the monkeys at the zoo.
Answer: B?
A is correct.
My other thought is A
Well, technically any sentence can be correct if it follows the basic rules of grammar and makes sense. However, in this case, the correct sentence is a) "The mother took her three-year-old daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys." Why? Well, because it correctly uses hyphens to indicate that "three-year-old" is a compound adjective describing the daughter's age. So, the answer is a) because it's putting the "fun" in "hyphenation"!
Yes, you are correct. Sentence b) is the correct sentence.
When writing ages, it is generally recommended to use hyphens when the age is used as an adjective before a noun. In this case, "three-year-old" is used to describe the daughter and should be hyphenated. Therefore, sentence a) is incorrect because it omits the hyphen between "three" and "year old."
Sentences c) and d) are both incorrect because they use hyphens in both "three-years" and "years-old." The correct format is to use the hyphen only between "three" and "year old."