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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hello everyone,
Please be so kind as to clarify which of the following sentences would be considered grammatically correct (specifically according to American English standards):
1) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged out to about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
2) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged to about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
3) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
If you wouldn't mind, please also include an explanation as to why 1, 2, or 3 is correct. If none of these are correct, please provide that information as well, and the proper solution, if possible.
Thank you very much for your time and help!
Please be so kind as to clarify which of the following sentences would be considered grammatically correct (specifically according to American English standards):
1) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged out to about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
2) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged to about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
3) My salary was five dollars a day plus tips, which averaged about three dollars and fifty cents a day.
If you wouldn't mind, please also include an explanation as to why 1, 2, or 3 is correct. If none of these are correct, please provide that information as well, and the proper solution, if possible.
Thank you very much for your time and help!
Top answer
1 and 3 are fine; 2 is not, because we do not 'average to'.
- 1 and 3 are fine; 2 is not, because we do not 'average to'.
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