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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Lost/loss what do I use and how? Thanks

What do I use?

Lakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today.

Lakers lost or Lakers loss.

Thank you

Is there a hint to help me figure out which one to use?
  

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Anonymous Lakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today. Hi Anon You need a verb in your sentence, and " lost " is the past tense of the verb "lose".

— Yankee

  • Anonymous Lakers lost the game today.
  • Or Lakers loss the game today.
  • Hi Anon You need a verb in your sentence, and " lost " is the past tense of the verb "lose".
  • The word "loss" is a noun, so you cannot use that in your sentence.
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AnonymousLakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today.
Hi Anon

You need a verb in your sentence, and "lost" is the past tense of the verb "lose".

The word "loss" is a noun, so you cannot use that in your sentence.
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