Question

In the traffic accident, an _______ girl was badly hurt this morning.

A．eight-years-old	B．eight year old
C．eight-year-old	D．eight-years old

Answer 1

C

试题分析：句意：今天早上的交通事故中，一个八岁的女孩受伤很严重。eight-year-old八岁的，合成词相当于形容词，词语中都加s,故选C
点评：此类合成词在英语语法中较常见。对于这类合成词语间必须用名词的单数形式，后直接接名词，相当于形容词的用法，像本题中如果是表示八岁的孩子们用eight-year-olds的形式表达，这点需要注意。