English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 149 Expressing Numbers

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English Learning Tip of the Day Tip of the Day: 149 Expressing Numbers From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language Expressing Numbers When expressing large numbers (more than one hundred) read in groups of hundreds. The order is as follows: billion, million, thousand, hundred. Include 'and' between the hundred and the tens when required in each group. Notice that hundred, thousand, etc. is NOT followed by an 's'. Example Sentences My state has three million four hundred thousand six hundred thirty two inhabitants. She spent four thousand two hundred seven dollars. Quiz of the Day - Ireland: Missing Word Quiz Fill in the missing word in this reading excerpt about Ireland. This type of examination exercise is common to upper level English examinations such as Cambridge Examinations' First Certificate, CAE and Proficiency exams, as well as for the vocabulary section of the TOEFL examination. English Worksheet of the Day - Inversion Guide to inversion and the various forms used for inverted sentences such as the negatives never, scarcely, only after, little, etc. Yesterday's English Tip Tomorrow's English Tip This email is written by: Kenneth Beare English as 2nd Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'English Learning Tip of the Day' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement