what is the correct form :
Wages are rising
or
My wages is less for my expenses.
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"wages" is it singular or plural?
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Pdgmat2010
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wages = plural.
e.g. Her wages were a pittance as compared to her peers in other industries.
The wages in IT are higher than the national average.
e.g. Her wages were a pittance as compared to her peers in other industries.
The wages in IT are higher than the national average.
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wages is a plural nounmija wrote:what is the correct form :
Wages are rising
or
My wages is less for my expenses.
my wages are less for my expenses is correct form
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yeah becoz here we are using the before wagesakhp77 wrote:I believe wages is plural but it can be singular in the following cases
The wages of sin is death.
