Fill in the blanks with a singular or plural expression.
1. It was a long book. There were over 900 ………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural noun after a number higher than one.
2. It doesn’t take me more than 5 …………………… to get dressed.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. It is only a ……………………….. drive from here.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular expression after a.
4. I didn’t have any change. I had only a ………………………….. note.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. There are two …………………………. notes in this wallet.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We have a ………………………. lunch break.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. There are 365 ……………………… in a year.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I have a ...................................... work week.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. There are seven ………………………. in a week.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It was a ………………………….. trip.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. They live on the tenth floor of an ……………………………. building.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. He works six ……………………… a week.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- It was a long book. There were over 900 pages.
- It doesn’t take me more than 5 days to get dressed.
- It is only a two-minute drive from here.
- I didn’t have any change. I had only a hundred-dollar note.
- There are two fifty-pound notes in this wallet.
- We have a 30-minute lunch break.
- There are 365 days in a year.
- I have a five-day work week.
- There are seven days in a week.
- It was a seven-day trip.
- They live on the tenth floor of an eighteen-storey building.
- He works six days a week.
