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[jack]

"Find the essentials in life that makes you happy." <--is this incorrect?
"Find the essentials in life that make you happy." <--correct? what's the subject and verb in this sentence?

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jack

"Find the essentials in life that makes you happy." <--is this incorrect?
"Find the essentials in life that make you happy." <--correct? what's the subject and verb in this sentence?

Q: What makes you happy?
A: Essentials make you happy.

=> "Essentials" is plural, so the verb must be plural. :wink:

EX: Find the essentials in life that make you happy.

"that" has two functions: (1) it's subject of "make" and (2) it refers to 'the essentials in life". "essentials" is plural, so "make" is plural.

All the best, :D

[jack]

"that" has two functions: (1) it's subject of "make" and (2) it refers to 'the essentials in life". "essentials" is plural, so "make" is plural.

Interesting, thanks.

[jack]

We need the turrets in a better positon. <--correct? What does this mean?
We need the turrets in better positons. <--correct? What does this mean?

[Casiopea]

1. We need the turrets in a better positon. (turrets as a group)
2. We need the turrets in better positons. (turrets separately)

[jack]

Overall approximate odds to win a prize is 50%. <correct? What's the subject and verb in this sentence?
Overall approximate odd to win a prize is 50%. <--incorrect?

"Overall approximate odds to win a prize 1:4.95" <--correct?
"Overall approximate odd to win a prize 1:4.95" <--incorrect? What's the subject and verb? How do you know if it is "odds" or "odd"? What kind of sentence is this? Is this a complete sentence or is it in note form?

Overall approximate probability to win a prize is 50%. <--correct? It sounds right to me? If it is incorrect, why?
Overall approximate probabilities win a prize is 50%. <--correct?

Originally Posted by jack

Overall approximate odds to win a prize is 50%. <correct? What's the subject and verb in this sentence?
Overall approximate odd to win a prize is 50%. <--incorrect?

Overall approximate probability to win a prize is 50%. <--correct? It sounds right to me? If it is incorrect, why?
Overall approximate probabilities win a prize is 50%. <--correct?

the odds are...it's plural...the "odds" is your subject, "are" is your verb
probability...is - that's correct
probabilities are :D

[jack]

Thank you.

Can someone help me with this one?

"Overall approximate odds to win a prize 1:4.95" <--correct?
"Overall approximate odd to win a prize 1:4.95" <--incorrect? What's the subject and verb? How do you know if it is "odds" or "odd"? What kind of sentence is this? Is this a complete sentence or is it in note form?

Originally Posted by jack

Thank you.

Can someone help me with this one?

"Overall approximate odds to win a prize 1:4.95" <--correct?
"Overall approximate odd to win a prize 1:4.95" <--incorrect? What's the subject and verb? How do you know if it is "odds" or "odd"? What kind of sentence is this? Is this a complete sentence or is it in note form?

you always say "the ODDS"of something happening ARE. You're talking about numbers and figures, so in the back of your mind there will be always more than one number to ratios and probabilities. Unless you mean adj. "odd" (as in weird) then it's always plural.

[jack]

Thanks.

No monthly fees. <--is this correct? what does it mean?
No monthly fee. <--is this correct? if not, why is it "fees" and not "fee"? what does it mean?