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