Nov 7, 2016

Writing Numbers (Test 1)
10 cards
, 22 answers
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  • Choose all the correct answers.
    1. I asked for  . . . 
      two
      copies each for my  . . . 
      12
      employees.
      • two … 12
      • 2 … twelve

    2. If only  . . . 
      fourteen people
      show up, will you still make the speech?
      • 14 people
      • fourteen people

    3.  . . . 
      One-fifth
      of the inventory was ruined in the fire.
      • One-fifth
      • One fifth

    4. A  . . . 
      two-thirds majority
      is needed to pass the measure.
      • 2/3 majority
      • two-thirds majority

    5. The tree grew only  . . . 
      0.5 of an inch
      because of the drought.
      • .5 of an inch
      • 0.5 of an inch

    6. He hit more home runs in  . . . 
      ’06 than in ’05
      .
      • ’06 than in ’05
      • 06’ than in 05’

    7. Her earnings rose from $500 to  . . . 
      $5,000
      in one year because of her marketing efforts.
      • $5,000
      • $5,000.00

    8. We didn’t get to bed until  . . . 
      eleven thirty
      last night.
      • eleven thirty
      • 11:30

    9. At exactly  . . . 
      11:33
      , the phone rang.
      • 11:33
      • eleven thirty-three

    10.  . . . 
      Forty-seven people
      were hired last month.
      • Forty-seven people
      • 47 people

tags: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation • Jane Straus • grammar and punctuation tests • American English • Advanced level • Writing Numbers
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