How To Use Numbers In Conversation

This book covers the following topics: Types of Numbers --- Standard Words for Numbers --- Various Expressions --- Structure (1) -- Multiple Number [In the Beginning or Middle of the Sentence] --- Structure (2) -- Multiple Number + of + Noun --- Structure (3) -- Multiple Number + of + Noun + of --- Structure (4) -- Multiple Number (Less) + of + Multiple Number (More) --- Structure (5) -- Multiple Number (Less) + of + Multiple Number (More) + of + Noun --- Structure (6) -- Multiple Number + and + Multiple Number --- Structure (7) -- Number + Times --- Structure (8) -- Half/Double/Twice/Thrice/Fraction --- Structure (09) -- Number + As Many + (Noun, Etc. + As) --- Structure (10) -- As much (As) --- Structure (11) -- Number + 'As Likely' or 'More Likely' ----- Sample This: Structure (1) -- Multiple Number [In the Beginning or Middle of the Sentence] - Hundreds gathered in front of the parliament building early on Monday. Hundreds were injured in two days of clashes. Thousands evacuated after explosions at a munitions depot. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Cubans and Haitians have lost their lives at sea seeking freedom and opportunity. Millions marched against the government in over 400 cities. The industry produced several hundred million units a year. The exact loss of the property is not yet known but rough estimates put the losses to ten million dollars. More than three million Australians lack access to critical financial services. Trillions dong spent to build ports that have been left idle. Trillions will need to be spent on infrastructure very soon. Agriculture and tourism are a trillion-dollar economy. Mobiles are a multi-trillion-dollar industry, even bigger than pharmaceuticals. It would add more than a trillion dollars to the economy every year. There are spiral galaxies out there with more than a trillion stars and giant elliptical galaxies with 100 trillion stars. Our inability to comprehend the sheer magnitude of 1 billion has been eclipsed by our inability to comprehend 1 trillion. Global loss to fraud ran into trillions. She said she would have donated most of her $4 trillion to charity. The universe is estimated to be somewhere between 13 billion to 14 billion years old. --- Structure (2) -- Multiple Number + of + Noun -- 2-A. HUNDREDS OF Hundreds of stocks saw much more dramatic gains. Hundreds of new jobs were being created every year. Hundreds of homes were destroyed in wildfires. Hundreds of police officers had taken off their bullet-proof vests. Hundreds of students participated in the competition. Hundreds of wannabe leaders are roaming our streets. Hundreds of candidates were standing for parliamentary elections. Hundreds of angry residents surrounded the police post to protest against the incident and demanded the arrest of the culprits. Hundreds of railway officials would be deployed to manage the smooth running of special trains. Hundreds of residents remained without electricity and water Monday evening. Hundreds of riot police continued to fire tear gas and jets of water during the agitation. Hundreds of protestors from a wide variety of activist groups staged protests. He has received hundreds of awards. Stories behind these and the hundreds of other Asian bus accidents are the same. He was welcomed to the University by hundreds of students and fans. The flames torched hundreds of homes now. The explosion killed 15 people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes. Medical laboratories admitted to paying bribes to hundreds of doctors in the city. Many have walked hundreds of miles fleeing fighting in the capital. Just one severe typhoon could leave behind hundreds of people dead. Wildfires fueled by hot, gusty winds were burning hundreds of acres and forcing evacuations. He posted hundreds of messages on a public Internet forum. The process will involve hundreds of community meetings. There's little sense in having hundreds of followers who don't know what you do.