How to describe age range in general.
Please check if these sentences are correct to describe the age range.
For pupils between 9-13 years
For pupils from 9-13 years old
For pupils in years 9-13
For pupils who are aged between 9-13 years old
For pupils who are between 9-13 years.
Many thanks for your thoughts,
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The only one which is not possible is the third one: this is because it has a completely different meaning. 'Years' does not refer to the pupils' ages: if you were to say 'Pupils in years 9 - 13' in a British context, we'd understand this to mean school years. UK Year 9 is equivalent to the French "quatrième", so 'pupils in years 9 - 13' would be the equivalent of students from 'quatrième' to 'terminale'.
The other wordings are more or less correct, with a few changes:
For pupils between 9 and 13 years old
For pupils from 9 to 13 years old
For pupils who are aged between 9 and 13 years old
For pupils who are between 9 and 13 years old
or, more concisely:
For pupils aged 9 - 13
By the way, I agree with Hiroshi that 'pupils' is rarely used these days. It sounds very old-fashioned: nowadays, we tend to say 'students' rather than 'pupils'. In a historical context, we might say 'pupils', but we tend not to use it for a modern context.
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1) For pupils between 9-13 years old
2) For pupils from 9-13 years old
X For pupils in years 9-13 (don't use this one)
3) For pupils who are aged between 9-13 years old
4) For pupils who are between 9-13 years old
5) For pupils who are between the ages 9-13
Usually if the word "years" is placed after the age number then you should also add the word "old" = # years old.
Also, the word "pupils" is correct, but is not a commonly used word. Maybe "students" is better depending on the context.
Hope that's helpful!
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Thanks for your suggestions.
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I live in the US, and I would write:
For pupils between 9 and 13 years old
For pupils between 9 and 13 years of age
For pupils from 9 to 13 years old
For pupils 9-13
Although we do use the word "pupils," I think that "students" is more common here. I would also avoid "For pupils in years 9-13" because it isn't clear whether you mean age or year of schooling.
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