The following exercises help you improve your knowledge of and power over English grammar, mechanics, and usage. Turn to the Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage at the end of this book and review all of Section 3.4 (Numbers). Then look at the following items and indicate the preferred choice in each group of sentences.

i.

a. We need to hire one office manager, four social media specialists, and 12 customer support reps.

b. We need to hire one office manager, four social media specialists, and twelve customer support reps.

c. We need to hire 1 office manager, 4 social media specialists, and 12 customer support reps.

ii.

a. The market for this product is nearly 6 million people in our region alone.

b. The market for this product is nearly six million people in our region alone.

c. The market for this product is nearly 6,000,000 million people in our region alone.

iii.

a. Make sure that all 1,835 pages are on my desk no later than 9:00 a.m.

b. Make sure that all 1835 pages are on my desk no later than nine o’clock in the morning.

c. Make sure that all 1,835 pages are on my desk no later than nine o’clock a.m.

iv.

a. Our deadline is 4/7, but we won’t be ready before 4/11.

b. Our deadline is April 7, but we won’t be ready before April 11.

c. Our deadline is 4/7, but we won’t be ready before April 11.

v.

a. 95 percent of our customers are men.

b. Ninety-five percent of our customers are men.

c. Of our customers, ninety-five percent are men.

vi.

a. More than half the U.S. population is female.

b. More than ½ the U.S. population is female.

c. More than one-half the U.S. population is female.

vii.

a. Last year, I wrote 20 15-page reports, and Michelle wrote 24 three-page reports.

b. Last year, I wrote 20 fifteen-page reports, and Michelle wrote 24 three-page reports.

c. Last year, I wrote twenty 15-page reports, and Michelle wrote 24 three-page reports.

viii.

a. Our blinds should measure 38 inches wide by 64 and one-half inches long by 7/16 inches deep.

b. Our blinds should measure 38 inches wide by 64-1/2 inches long by 7/16 inches deep.

c. Our blinds should measure 38 inches wide by 64-1/2"

long by 7/16 inches deep.

ix.

a. Deliver the couch to 783 Fountain Rd., Suite 3, Procter Valley, CA 92074.

b. Deliver the couch to 783 Fountain Rd., Suite three, Procter Valley, CA 92074.

c. Deliver the couch to seven eighty-three Fountain Rd., Suite three, Procter Valley, CA 92074.

x.

a. Here are the corrected figures: 42.7% agree, 23.25%

disagree, 34% are undecided, and the error is 0.05%.

b. Here are the corrected figures: 42.7% agree, 23.25%

disagree, 34.0% are undecided, and the error is .05%.

c. Here are the corrected figures: 42.70% agree, 23.25%

disagree, 34.00% are undecided, and the error is 0.05%.