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please if you don't mind I want to change the following couple sentence to topic sentence.




1_ cloud are white

2_ there are two reasons why some body like to buy cars automatic transmission and two reasons why others like cars with manual transmission
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1. The clouds are white.
2. There are two reasons why some people prefer cars which uses automatic transmission, while others prefer cars that uses manual transmission.
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1. The clouds are white.
2. There are two reasons why some people prefer cars which use automatic transmission, while others prefer cars that use manual transmission.
plural cars = plural verb.
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1. The clouds are white.
2. There are two reasons why some people prefer cars which uses automatic transmission, while others prefer cars that uses manual transmission.
"use" not "uses"!
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thank you all for being helpful>

Anglika,,,, I do agree with you completely because cars are plural not single
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