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Conjunctions are words used to connect phrases and clauses. Between 25 and 40 months, children begin to use the conjunctions and and because (Owens, 2001) to join phrases and clauses. And is the most frequently used conjunctive form for children in the three- to five-year age range.
Are You Using Hyphens Correctly? Many people get confused about when to use hyphens when writing ages. Here's a Quick and Dirty Tip that will help: When the age is an adjective that comes before the noun and modifies the noun, or when the age is a noun, hyphenate. My eight-year-old neighbor wrote a poem about commas for National Grammar Day. That 70-year-old with the purple hoodie loves Justin Bieber.