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Sunny123 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

function or operation

Hi, everyone. Please tell me which one is correct ?
1. There are four basic functions in arithmetic. They are addition , substraction , multiplication and division.

2. There are four basic operations in arithmetic. They are addition , substraction , multiplication and division.
or something else ?
  

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"operations" seems better. Spelling: sub tr action. You should not put a space before a comma or question mark.

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  • "operations" seems better.
  • Spelling: sub tr action.
  • You should not put a space before a comma or question mark.
  • This is incorrectly spaced: They are addition , subtraction , multiplication and division.
  • This is correctly spaced: They are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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"operations" seems better.

Spelling: subtraction.

You should not put a space before a comma or question mark. This is incorrectly spaced:

They are addition , subtraction , multiplication and division.

This is correctly spaced:

They are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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