7. Grammar and Mechanics - Number Use
In a business environment, you may be expected to communicate sums, numbers, dates, times, percents, and fractions. Make sure you know the correct way to use numbers in your writing. Correct usage of numbers will minimize confusion and miscommunication.
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. Ninety people voted yes after Bill’s persuasive speech on market changes and company growth.
B. 90 people voted yes after Bill’s persuasive speech on market changes and company growth.
Fill in the blank.
More than ______________ (FILL IN THE BLANK) people attended Grant’s presentation on work/life balance.
OPTIONS:
200
two hundred
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. Musashi is leaving work at 4 o’clock today to go to a doctor’s appointment.
B. Musashi is leaving work at 4:00 o’clock today to go to a doctor’s appointment.
C. Musashi is leaving work at four-o-clock today to go to a doctor’s appointment.
Fill in the blank.
Only _____________(FILL IN THE BLANK) of our company showed up for the retreat.
OPTIONS:
1/4
one-fourth
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. I invited thirty-six executives to our company luncheon.
B. I invited 36 executives to our company luncheon.
Fill in the blank.
I completed ___________(FILL IN THE BLANK) reports today.
OPTIONS:
six
6
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. Sixty managers will be attending the national conference.
B. 60 managers will be attending the national conference.
Fill in the blank.
I know of more than ____________(FILL IN THE BLANK) customers we are not reaching.
OPTIONS:
1 million
1,000,000
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. Our stock options rose by 6.4%.
B. Our stock options rose by 6.4 percent.
Which sentence uses numbers correctly?
A. I have 6 more days until my promotion.
B. I have six more days until my promotion.
1. The correct option is ‘Option A. Ninety people voted yes after Bill’s persuasive speech on market changes and company growth’.
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, a sentence should never start with a numeral value. Therefore, “Ninety” should be used in place of “90”.
2. The correct answer is ‘200’.
As per the general rule used in grammar and mechanics number use system, any number more than nine will be written in numeral in a sentence.
3. Correct option is ‘C. Musashi is leaving work at 4 o’clock today to go to a doctor’s appointment.’
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, 4:00 o’clock and four-o-clock are not preferable to denote time. Hence, the correct option should be 4 o’clock.
4. The correct answer is ‘one-fourth’.
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, simple fractions should be written in words instead of figures. Therefore, one-fourth should be used in the blank instead of ¼.
5. The correct answer is ‘B. I invited 36 executives to our company luncheon.’
As per the grammar and mechanics number use system, any number more than nine will be written in numeral in a sentence.
6. The correct answer is ‘six’.
As per the general rule used in grammar and mechanics number use system, any number more than nine will be written in numeral in a sentence and rest should be spelled out.
7. The correct answer is ‘A. Sixty managers will be attending the national conference’.
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, a sentence should never start with a numeral value. Therefore, “Sixty” should be used in place of “60”.
8. The correct answer is ‘1 million’.
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, huge numbers in millions should combine words as well as figures. Therefore, “1 million” should be used in place of “1,000,000”.
9. The correct answer is ‘B. Our stock options rose by 6.4 percent’.
As per grammar and mechanics number use system, the word ‘percent’ should be used in general sentences; whereas % should be used for statistical writings, forms, and tables. Since, this is a general sentence, therefore the word ‘percent’ should be used instead of the symbol ‘%’.
10. The correct answer is ‘B. I have six more days until my promotion’.
As per the general rule used in grammar and mechanics number use system, any number more than nine will be written in numeral in a sentence and rest should be spelled out.
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