44. Read this entry from a style manual.
Centuries. The names of centuries should be spelled out and set in lowercase
Example: Winston Churchill
was born in the nineteenth century.
Decades. The names of decades should be written using numerals (with no
apostrophe after the s when pluralized, unless the century is excluded Examples
The Great Depression began in the late 1920s. The sixties were a time of great
turmoil in the United States
Which sentence is written correctly, according to the style manual entry?
a The Revolutionary War occurred during the 18 century.
b. Ronald Reagan was president for most of the 1980s.
C Medicine has improved immensely since the 50s.
d in the nineteen-seventies, virtually nobody owned a computer.