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change vs changes

Both 'change' and 'changes' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Change' is used for singular subjects, while 'changes' is used for plural subjects. It's important to match the subject with the appropriate form of the verb.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 5005 views

change

This is correct when referring to a singular subject.

Use 'change' when the subject is singular, such as 'He will change his mind.'

Examples:

I need a change in my life.
She will change her clothes before going out.

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Something has to change around here.
MRSA wouldn't change his ocular palette.
Clark, it can change properties.
But people forget... genes can change.
I cannot change Papa's mind.
I can't change the recipe proportionally.
Your luck can change any minute.
Foster thinks virtual reality can change that.
Waardenburg syndrome causes arrhythmias and can change hair color.
Can change only with expansion or removal.
Clearly this must change, so we must change European agricultural policy.
Situations can change, people can change.
Things change, but not fast enough.
Something is happening that will change our lives...
They told me change in plans.
Buildings change... the way people think.
Division approves change in the R.O.E.
But species can evolve as conditions change.
New strategies will change our technicians' lives.
Your dad loved change more than anyone.

Alternatives:

modification
alteration
adjustment
transformation
shift

changes

This is correct when referring to a plural subject.

Use 'changes' when the subject is plural, such as 'They will make changes to the schedule.'

Examples:

The changes in the weather are unpredictable.
She always makes changes to her recipes.

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As adolescents, your decision-making process is compromised by hormonal changes.
Sudden changes in climate can exterminate species that cannot adapt quickly.
Already seeing real changes in wing structure.
The Southern filibuster cannot be defeated without substantial changes.
Thus little thing automatically changes the flint.
Someone new comes along, and everything changes.
So yes, this moment changes our perception.
Heavy metal poisoning could cause vision changes, particularly thallium.
Already seeing real changes in wing structure.
For valuables sensitive to temperature changes.
But becoming a parent changes basically everything.
Nothing changes with us, though.
Once someone uses force, the game changes entirely.
And grief changes people, Merlin.
Being forced to live on land changes everything.
It temporarily changes its refractive index.
She changes her wi-fi password every day.
However, none of that changes anything.
Imagine then just two other little changes.
My truth never changes, because...

Alternatives:

modifications
alterations
adjustments
transformations
shifts

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