Question

Paraphrase the sentences. Follow the example. 1) Jack is twenty-five years old. He works as a fisherman. 2) Sally is fifteen years old. She is a secondary-school pupil. 3) Mr Scott is thirty years old. He is an architect. 4) David is forty-four years old. He works as a journalist. 5) Charles is twelve years old. He is my cousin. 6) Mary-Ann is nine years old. She lives in the cottage next to ours. 7) Mrs Semple is fifty-nine years old. She is our teacher of biology. 8) Robert is three years old. He is my nephew.

Answer 1

1) Jack is a  twenty-five-year-old fisherman.
2) Sally is a fifteen-year-old secondary-school pupil.
3)Mr Scott is a thirty-year-old architect.
 4) David is a forty-four-year-old journalist.
5)Charles is a twelve-year-old cousin.
6) Mary-Ann is a nine-year-old neighbour.
7) Mrs Semple is a fifty-nine-year-old teacher of Biology.
8) Robert is a three-year-old nephew.