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T/F: Scientific abbreviations should include a period (e.g., mg.).
False, only put in the non-technical words
T/F: The same unit abbreviation is used for both singular and plural.
T. (100 cm and 1 cm)
T/F: It is acceptable to begin a sentence with a number.
False, don't do it
T/F: You should write a space between a number and its unit (e.g., 50 kg)
T/F: 'It is 6 percentage' is correct.
False- 6 percent
Which is correct?
A. 20km
B. 20 km
C. twenty km
B. 20 km
Which is correct in a non-numerical context?
A. Measurements were recorded in cm.
B. Measurements were recorded in centimeters.
C. Measurements were recorded in cm
B. Measurements were recorded in centimeters.
Which sentence is correct?
A. 5 % of the sample failed.
B. A total 5 percentage of the sample failed.
C. A total of 5% of the sample failed.
C. A total of 5% of the sample failed.
Which is correct?
A. pH7
B. pH 7
C. pH = 7
A. pH7
Which sentence is correct?
A. It is five km.
B. It is five kilometers.
C. It is 5 kilometers.
B. It is five kilometers.
When should units be written in full words?
When there is no number directly before the unit (non-numerical context).
Why id the use of a period in '40 km.' is wrong?
no period after scientific abbreviations?
When to use “percentage” instead of %?
No number is directly written
→ The percentage was high
'5 centimeters were measured.' Is this correct or wrong and why?
Don't start a sentence with a figure
What does 'four 5-km races' mean?
four races, each 5 km long