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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Proper Grammar
I have a question. Is this sentence incorrect?
The tax amount paid was three hundred ninety one dollar and seventy-two cent.
Should the 'dollar' and 'cent' be plural? Or is it grammatically correct?
The tax amount paid was three hundred ninety one dollar and seventy-two cent.
Should the 'dollar' and 'cent' be plural? Or is it grammatically correct?
Top answer
three hundred and ninety one dollars and seventy two cents.
- three hundred and ninety one dollars and seventy two cents.
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Nona The Britthree hundred and ninety one dollars and seventy two cents.Correct. But, we would say that she paid a one hundred and nine-one-dollar tax.
He is six years old, but he is a six-year old.
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I'd hyphenate and use the singular for all such number adjectives (including hyphenation with the unit of measure).
a one-hundred-and-ninety-one-dollar tax
CJ
Actually, to be perfectly honest, I'd rephrase it!
a one-hundred-and-ninety-one-dollar tax
CJ
Actually, to be perfectly honest, I'd rephrase it!
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