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What does that tells you? vs What does tell you?

Both options are incorrect. The correct form is "What does that tell you?" with the verb "tell" in the base form without an additional "s." Subject-verb agreement is important in sentences.
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Last updated: October 04, 2024 • 15751 views

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "tell" should be in the base form without an additional "s".

"What does that tells you?"

The correct form is "What does that tell you?" with the verb "tell" in the base form.
  • Feb 10, 2021 ... What does that tells you? Thank you! I am just trying to figure out what feature does the Auxiliary handles and if I could say that the ...
  • Jun 6, 2024 ... 11 likes, 2 comments - allyandco.id on June 5, 2024: "Two empty chairs on a beach, what does that tells you?".
  • What does that tells you? He said that. He should still do right and grow. I asked him “ Isn't that what you're doing, now?” And his eyes just popped wide ...
  • Sep 28, 2023 ... everyone knows laser can screw up the eyes, so what does that tells you about the sensors... Upvote
  • Remember this, everyone can open a youtube channel and start uploading videos, even you can do it, what does that tells you about credibility? Now don't get ...
  • Sep 13, 2024 ... they say kids can see things adult lost the ability to see. SHe saw it and cry and try to run away from it. What does that tells you.
  • Jan 4, 2012 ... What does that tells you? Full cream UHT milk is comparable to fresh milk. There are extra vitamins added into the full cream (Vitamin A, D ...
  • Dec 1, 2015 ... What does that tells you ? the game needs 2 times the space for it to run properly and on top of that it's absolutely necessary for steam to ...
  • May 4, 2024 ... ... what does that tells you lol. Grendizer indeed is among my top 3 Mechas easily but my personal favorite is Mazinger z. and yes im just glad we ...

This phrase is also incorrect. The verb "tell" should be in the base form without an additional "s".

"What does tell you?"

The correct form is "What does that tell you?" with the verb "tell" in the base form.
  • Jan 8, 2016 ... What does "tell you love your honey" mean? ... It says "You have no tomorrow promised. So, tell you love your honey." Shouldn't be "...tell your ...
  • Mar 11, 2018 ... EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is one indicator of a company's financial ...
  • Mar 31, 2021 ... what does tell you it's a VPN server, is when the people who are logged in there are using accounts from Spain, Japan, Russia, America. All ...
  • Jan 28, 2016 ... We might better recognise this method as a Sherlock-y "proof by contradiction/deduction" or "trying to break core assumptions". It's unbeatable ...
  • Aug 29, 2002 ... The car is most likely running rich in one range as idle ,then at speed the mixture is fine , rich will black the plug then the heat from the correct mixture ...
  • May 31, 2022 ... But let me check, what does tell you the feed status in the web-ui or via gvm-cli xml request? Is a sync in progress? If not you should ...
  • Jun 6, 2009 ... When you hear that a man is brand-loyal to Brooks Brothers, what does tell you about the man? I know I love their product, but I know ...
  • Feb 12, 2020 ... What does tell you about the relationship between exercising-induced weight loss and the changes in the size of the subjects' thigh? Why doesn't ...
  • Oct 19, 2005 ... Something else, about local shop: what does tell you the guy is actually not using the lense at week end.... Grrrr, that really annoys me ...
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