关于four-year-old

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关于four-year-old
---children are too young to go to school
A four-year-old
B four-years-old
C four years old
D four year old
答案是A.为什么A是对的?为什么C不对?麻烦分析一下

four-year-old 和four years old都可以指“四岁”,但用法上有不同.
前者只能用在名词和人名前,作定语.后者只能用在名词、系动词之后,作表语.