All the classmates took the difficult exam,but only _____of them passed.(fifth)fifths可以吗?

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All the classmates took the difficult exam,but only _____of them passed.(fifth)
fifths可以吗?

不可以哦,fifth是第五的意思,你想说只有五个人通过,用five

fifth是第五个的意思,想写五个,就填five.

此处的fifth 相当于one fifth of 意思是五分之一,所以不能换成fifths ,当分子大于1时,fifth 用作fifths