a) \(\dfrac{1}{2!}+\dfrac{2}{3!}+...+\dfrac{2018}{2019!}\\ =\left(\dfrac{1}{1!}-\dfrac{1}{2!}\right)+\left(\dfrac{1}{2!}-\dfrac{1}{3!}\right)+...+\left(\dfrac{1}{2018!}-\dfrac{1}{2019!}\right)\\ =1-\dfrac{1}{2019!}< 1\)
b) \(\dfrac{1\cdot2-1}{2!}+\dfrac{2\cdot3-1}{3!}+...+\dfrac{999\cdot1000-1}{1000!}\\ =\dfrac{1\cdot2}{2!}-\dfrac{1}{2!}+\dfrac{2\cdot3}{3!}-\dfrac{1}{3!}+...+\dfrac{999-1000}{1000!}-\dfrac{1}{1000!}\\ =\dfrac{1}{1!}-\dfrac{1}{2!}+\dfrac{1}{1!}-\dfrac{1}{3!}+\dfrac{1}{2!}-\dfrac{1}{4!}+...+\dfrac{1}{999!}+\dfrac{1}{1000!}\\ =1+1-\dfrac{1}{1000!}\\ =2-\dfrac{1}{1000!}< 2\)