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23 February
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
does the sentence below correct?
"They only have a couple of children."
does the sentence below correct?
"They only have a couple of children."
"They only have a couple of children."
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- English (US)
@salads_ yes, this sentence is correct. In your question though, you’d want to change “does” to “is”.
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- Malay Near fluent
- Malay Near fluent
- English (US)
- English (US)
- Malay Near fluent
why I need to change "does" to "is". sorry im still learning :(
- English (US)
@salads_ Does is grammatically incorrect the way you have it.
Example:
1. Does the sentence below make sense?
Yes it does.
2. Is the sentence below correct?
Yes it is.
These are the correct ways to phrase your question.
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