Writing Dates,

Time and Number

Quiz Time!
A) During the first hours after the plane crash, authorities
reported thirty six people missing.

B) During the first hours after the plane crash, authorities

reported thirty-six people missing.
#1. hyphenate (-) all two-word numbers from
twenty-one to ninety-nine.
During the first hours after the plane crash,
authorities reported thirty-six people missing.
During the first hours after the plane crash,
authorities reported 36 people missing.
A) 36 people were reported missing during the first hours after the
plane crash.

B) Thirty six people were reported missing during the first hours
after the plane crash.

C) Thirty-six people were reported missing during the first hours

after the plane crash.
#2. Spell out numbers that begin a sentence.
Thirty-six people were reported missing during
the first hours after the plane crash.
A) Bobby grew 0.67 inches in three months.

B) Bobby grew .67 inches in three months.

C) Bobby grew 00.67 inches in three months.

#3. with decimals, avoid confusion by putting a
zero in front of the decimal point.
Bobby grew 0.67 inches in three months.
A) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between four million and 5 million dollars.

B) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between four million and five million dollars.

C) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 dollars.

D) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between 4 million and 5 million dollars.

E) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between $4 million and $5 million.

F) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between $4 million dollars and $5 million dollars.

G) Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach between four million dollars and $5 million.
 #4. do not mix spelled-out numbers and
numerals; make it one or the other.
#5. do not use a dollar sign ($) and dollars
together; make it one or the other.
Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach
between four million and five million dollars.
Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to reach
between 4 million and 5 million dollars.
Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to
reach between $4 million and $5 million.
Next week’s lottery jackpot is expected to
reach between $4 m and $5 m.
A) The next meeting of the holiday party planning committee will
be held on the 31st of October at 12 noon.

B) The next meeting of the holiday party planning committee will

be held on the 31st of October at 12 Noon.

C) The next meeting of the holiday party planning committee will

be held on the 31st of October at noon.
#6. noon is not capitalized; “12 noon” is
redundant.
The next meeting of the holiday party planning
committee will be held on the 31st of October at noon.
A) The plane won’t arrive until noon.

B) The plane won’t arrive until 12 p.m.

C) The plane won’t arrive until 12 Noon.

D) A, B, and C are all correct.

#6. noon is not capitalized; “12 noon” is
redundant.
The plane won’t arrive until noon.
A) Some people now refer to the Forties and Fifties as
“mid-century.”

B) Some people now refer to the ‘Forties and ‘Fifties as

“mid-century.”

C) Some people now refer to the forties and fifties as

“mid-century.”
#7. do not capitalize decades.
Some people now refer to the forties and fifties as
“mid-century.”
A) We found twenty-five spelling mistakes.

B) We found twenty five spelling mistakes.

#1. hyphenate (-) all two-word numbers from
twenty-one to ninety-nine.
We found twenty-five spelling mistakes.
A) My grandfather was born in the Nineteen Twenties.

B) My grandfather was born in the nineteen twenties.

C) My grandfather was born in the Nineteen twenties.

D) My grandfather was born in the nineteen-twenties.

#1. hyphenate (-) all two-word numbers from
twenty-one to ninety-nine.
#8. Do not capitalize written-out years or
decades. No hyphens are necessary here.
My grandfather was born in the nineteen twenties.
A) ⅓ of the inventory was ruined in the fire.

B) One-third of the inventory was ruined in the

fire.

C) Both A and B are correct.

 #2. Spell out numbers that begin a sentence.
#9. Hyphenate simple fractions when you write them
out.
One-third of the inventory was ruined in
the fire.
A) A two thirds majority is needed to pass the
measure.

B) A two-thirds majority is needed to pass the

measure.
#9. Hyphenate simple fractions when you write
them out.
A two-thirds majority is needed to pass the measure.
A) The shirt costs $50.

B) The shirt costs $50 dollars.

C) Both A and B are correct.

#5. do not use a dollar sign ($) and dollars
together; make it one or the other.
The shirt costs $50.
A) Her earnings rose from $500 to five thousand dollars
in one year because of her marketing efforts.

B) Her earnings rose from $500 to $5,000 in one year

because of her marketing efforts.

C) Her earnings rose from $500 - $5,000 in one year

because of her marketing efforts.
#10. be consistent in how you express monetary
amounts.
#11. use ‘from/to’, ‘between/and’ or ‘X-X’. But
don’t mix and match
Her earnings rose from $500 to $5,000 in
one year because of her marketing efforts.
A) On July 28, 1978, they were married in Chicago.

B) On July, 28, 1978 they were married in Chicago.

C) On July, 28 1978 they were married in Chicago.

D) On July 28 1978, they were married in Chicago.

 #12. use a comma to separate the day of the
month from the year, and use a comma after the
year also.
On July 28, 1978, they were married in
Chicago.
A) The tearoom is open from 11:30 AM-2:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

B) The tearoom is open from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

C) The tearoom is open between 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday through

Saturday.

D) The tearoom is open between 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM Tuesday through

Saturday.
#11. use ‘from/to’, ‘between/and’ or ‘X-X’. But
don’t mix and match
The tearoom is open from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Tuesday through Saturday.
The tearoom is open between 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM
Tuesday through Saturday.
A) Does anyone have the minutes from the
12/15/20 meeting?

B) Does anyone have the minutes from the

December 15, 2020, meeting?
#13. In running text, spell out the month, and
write the day and year in numerals.
#12. use a comma to separate the day of the month
from the year, and use a comma after the year also.
Does anyone have the minutes from the
December 15, 2020, meeting?
A) The report from September 2018 indicates
no problems were found at the time.

B) The report from September, 2018 indicates

no problems were found at the time.
#14. no comma is necessary for just the month
and year.
The report from September 2018 indicates no
problems were found at the time.
A) Our flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 AM
in the morning.

B) Our flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 AM.

C) Our flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 in

the morning.
#15. writing “in the morning” is redundant with
“AM.” Use either of them.
Our flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 AM.
Our flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 in the
morning.
A) We had a big family reunion on June
4th, 2019.

B) We had a big family reunion on June

4, 2019.
#16. in formal writing, we recommend “June 4,
2019,” or “the 4th of June, 2019.”
We had a big family reunion on June 4, 2019.
A) Are you available to meet on Friday,
April 2?

B) Are you available to meet on Friday

April 2?
#17. use a comma to separate the day of the
week from the date.
Are you available to meet on Friday, April 2?
A) They became friends in college in the Nineties.
B) They became friends in college in the nineties.
C) They became friends in college in the 90s.
D) They became friends in college in the 90's.
E) They became friends in college in the '90s.
 #18. Decades should be written as two-digit
numbers with an apostrophe before them and an
s after them (e.g., the '90s). You can write the
entire decade in numerals with an s after it (e.g.,
the 1990s), or write out the words (e.g., the
nineties)
They became friends in college in the nineties.
They became friends in college in the '90s.
They became friends in college in the 1990s.
A) The piece of wood was 140 mm by 1,320 mm by 20 mm.

B) The piece of wood was 140 mm. by 1,320 mm. by 20 mm.

C) The piece of wood was 140 mms. by 1,320 mms. by 20

mms.

D) The piece of wood was 140 mms by 1,320 mms by 20

mms.
 #19. Use abbreviations for units of
measurement. Do not capitalize. Do not use
periods. Do not add an “s” for plurals.
The piece of wood was 140 mm by 1,320 mm
by 20 mm.
A) Fifty-five per cent of the council’s revenue came from rates.

B) 55% of the council’s revenue came from rates.

C) Fifty-five per cents of the council’s revenue came from

rates.

D) 55 per cent of the council’s revenue came from rates.

#20. write the percentage out in words to begin
a sentence. Do not add an “s” for plurals.
Fifty-five per cent of the council’s revenue
came from rates.
A) The operation lasted five hours.

B) The operation lasted 5 hours.

C) The operation lasted five hrs.

 #21. spell out a unit of time.
#22. Write out numbers one to ten in words.
The operation lasted five hours.
A) The first item on the agenda was to
confirm the agenda.

B) The 1st item on the agenda was to confirm

the agenda.
#23. Write ordinals (first, second, third etc.) in
full, not 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
The first item on the agenda was to
confirm the agenda.
Thank you.