Not sure which one is the right one?
-I have 5 years experience in playing chess.
-I have 5 year experience in playing chess.
-I have 5 years of experience in playing chess.
It seems that the 2nd and the 3rd is ok, but I am not so sure
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Not sure which one is the right one?
-I have 5 years experience in playing chess.
-I have 5 year experience in playing chess.
-I have 5 years of experience in playing chess.
It seems that the 2nd and the 3rd is ok, but I am not so sure
Best Answer
Here are some facts would make it more clearer:
Years are countable so using 5 years would be correct.
Oxford dictionary says:
Experience can be used as both countable and uncountable
Countable forms:
Uncountable forms:
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So here we are looking for the first uncountable form which fits exactly what we are looking for.
Which gives us the result: