Question

1. In which sentence is the number written correctly?

Answer 1

1. In which sentence is the number written correctly?
B. The temperature in Los Angeles today is seventy-seven degrees.

All numbers above 20 are hyphenated.

2. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?
A. The recipe says to add two-thirds cup of flour.

You should hyphenate one with fraction only when it is used as an adjective: one-third shares, for example (without the word of).

3. In which sentence is the number written correctly?
B. The restaurant bill came to thirty-six dollars and fifty cents.

The same explanation as for the first question.

4. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?
B. She received three quarters of the votes.

Since there is the word of, you don't need to hyphenate the fraction.

5. In which sentence is the number written correctly?
A. Twenty-four trees were planted in the park.

The same explanation as for 1.

6. In which sentence is the number written correctly?
A. I think their house number is seventy-six.

The same explanation as for 1.

7. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?
A. My puppy weighs only five and three-eighths pounds.

Since there is no word of, you need to hyphenate the fraction.

8. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?
C. Thirty-three cents make up about one third of a dollar.

The same explanation as for 7.

9. In which sentence is the fraction written correctly?
B. Twist the knob one-half turn to get hot water.

10. In which sentence is the compound word written correctly?
C. A family of raccoons lives in my tree house.

Tree house is written as two words.