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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
expressions related to the four fundamental arithmetic operations
Could you confirm whether all of 'is', ' equals', 'goes' and 'makes' are possible in the following sentences? Thank you.
1. One plus two is/equals/goes/makes three.
2. Four minus two is/equals/goes/makes two.
3. Three times four is/equals/goes/makes twelve.
4. Six divided by three is/equals/goes/makes two.
1. One plus two is/equals/goes/makes three.
2. Four minus two is/equals/goes/makes two.
3. Three times four is/equals/goes/makes twelve.
4. Six divided by three is/equals/goes/makes two.
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"goes" is wrong in all of them. "is" and "equals" are possible in all of them. For me, "makes" works better in #1 and #3 than #2 and #4.
- "goes" is wrong in all of them.
- "is" and "equals" are possible in all of them.
- For me, "makes" works better in #1 and #3 than #2 and #4.
- Opinions on this may vary.
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"goes" is wrong in all of them. "is" and "equals" are possible in all of them. For me, "makes" works better in #1 and #3 than #2 and #4. Opinions on this may vary.
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