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Minh huyen truong Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

How to write " fraction"

Hope that you guys can explain what are difference between "two thirds " and "two-third". Btw did I type them correctly with ending<s>?

Thank you so much. love ya

  

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Standard English is this eg Two thirds of the students are Japanese. eg The glass is two-thirds full.

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  • Standard English is this eg Two thirds of the students are Japanese.
  • eg The glass is two-thirds full.
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Standard English is this

eg Two thirds of the students are Japanese.

eg The glass is two-thirds full.

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A noun following two is always plural, with the exception of a compound quantifier.

two apples, two fish,  two toes
one third, two thirds 
My dog can easily jump a two-foot fence.  (quantifier)

My brother is a bit of a pig. He can eat two thirds of a giant pizza.

For details and examples, see this dictionary entry:

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