Question

1811 1 The train arrived at exactly twelve past three. The train arrived at exactly twelve [[ ]] past three. minutes When telling the time, minutes must be used after all numbers exceptfive, ten, twenty, and twenty-five .Compare: 'It's twenty (minutes) past ten.' (minutes can be used) 'It's twenty-three minutes past ten.' (minutes must be used)

Accepted Answer

minute ✗ The train arrived at exactly twelve minutes past three. The train arrived at exactly twelve [[minutes]] past three. _ | minutes

Idx	1811
Keyword	minute
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The train arrived at exactly twelve past three.
Correct Sentence	The train arrived at exactly twelve minutes past three.
Cloze Error Sentence	The train arrived at exactly twelve [[ ]] past three.
Cloze Sentence	The train arrived at exactly twelve [[minutes]] past three.
Cloze Answer	minutes
Choices	_ \| minutes
Explanation	When telling the time, minutes must be used after all numbers except five, ten, twenty, and twenty-five . Compare: 'It's twenty (minutes) past ten.' (minutes can be used) 'It's twenty-three minutes past ten.' (minutes must be used)

Minutes Past Train Arrived Twelve Ten Telling Time