Grammar and Language Workbook

Underline the answer in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence.
I believe this subway stops at (Eighty-Second, 82nd) Street.
1. The (1850s, eighteen-fifties) were a decade of rising tension in the United States because of the
coming battle over slavery and states’ rights.
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2. Of the 136 people who applied to the program, only (nine, 9) failed to pass the entrance test.
3. The nature walk is to begin at around (one o’clock, 1:00).
4. The national debt of the U.S. has surpassed (4 trillion dollars, $4,000,000,000,000).
5. Nina bought a used Toyota for ($2,000.00, two thousand dollars).
6. Astronomers now believe that there may be more than (9, nine) planets in our solar system.
7. Stephanie’s art class starts at (9:45, nine forty-five) 
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. and usually runs until lunchtime.
8. My brother and his wife celebrated their (3rd, third) wedding anniversary by going out to dinner
at the fanciest restaurant in town.
9. The profits of the cleaning business were up (39, thirty-nine) percent over this time last year.
10. The Great Depression and the economic hardship it brought colored the entire decade of the
(thirties, 30s).
11. (Nine hundred fifty-three, 953) people paid to see all four performances of the class play, a 
new attendance record!
12. To find the amount of tax you owe, multiply the amount on line 42 by (point nine hundred
thirty-five, .935).
13. Monique rolled a strike in the (8th, eighth) frame, allowing our bowling team to take the lead
in the game.