Please correct my errors, if any.

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Please help check my following sentences 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b. Are they correct?

Add five to three is eight. //Wrong
--> To add five to three is eight. (1a)
--> Adding five to three is eight. (1b)

Subtract three from five is two. //Wrong
--> To subtract three from five is two. (2a)
--> Subtracting three from five is two. (2b)

Multiply five by three is fifteen. //Wrong
--> To multiply five by three is fifteen. (3a)
--> Multiplying five by three is fifteen. (3b)

Divide fifteen by three is five. //Wrong
--> To divide fifteen by three is five. (4a)
--> Dividing fifteen by three is five. (4b)

Thank a lot

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

None of those are good. I think you're trying to figure out how mathematical equations translate into words.

Here's how that goes:

5 + 3 = 8 — Five plus three is eight.
5 - 3 = 2 — Five minus three is two.
5 x 3 = 15 — Five times three is fifteen.
15 / 3 = 5 — Fifteen divided by three is five.

You may substitute 'equals' for 'is' in each of the statements above.

In more casual conversation, you can say things a little more like what you wrote, but in the form of if-statements.

If you add five and three, you get eight.
If you subtract three from five, you get two.
If you multiply five by three, you get fifteen.
If you divide fifteen by three, you get five.

CJ

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