Using prepositions with ages and life periods
Q1. She learned to read ___ the age of five
We use AT for specific ages. Reading begins early.
Q2. He retired ___ his sixties
We use IN for age ranges. Retirement arrives.
Q3. ___ the age of eighteen, she left home
We use AT for specific ages. Independence begins.
Q4. ___ my childhood, I lived abroad
We use IN for periods of life. Childhood shapes us.
Q5. She married ___ the age of thirty
We use AT for specific ages. Marriages occur.