Exercise 1: writing the date

(Practise the British, American or international format of a date)

Writing the English date – multiple-choice test

Difficulty: rather easy (2 of 5)

Decide if the specified date is written in the British (BE), American (US) or international way or style.

  • Example: ‘1969-08-23’
    • A. British English (BE)
    • B. American English (US)
    • C. International/EuropeanCorrect!

If you still need help with the topic, look at format of the date in English again.

 

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