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Is This A Correct Grammar

Which one is the correct grammar? How old is she? Or how old is her?

'How old is she?' is correct, but it not always considered polite to ask a woman her age.

Everyone “is”, or everyone “are”, which is correct in grammar?

'Everyone is' is correct.

Is it correct grammar to say me and my girls or my girls and I?

My girls and I.

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What is the correct grammar, a hero or an hero?

nese and jacinta are correct. it is 'a hero.'

the way to tell when 'a' or 'an' is used is - if you 'hear' a vowel sound, use 'an'... if you hear a consonant sound, you use 'a.'

e.g. - he played A violin. he played as AN artistically gifted musician.

in your example, hero has a 'hard 'h' sound,' which is a consonant sound, therefore you use 'A.' if you were to say a imbecile or an imbecile, you would use 'AN,' because imbecile begins with and has a vowel sound.

it's the 'sound' which determines correct usage, too. e.g. if you were to say: 'she made me AN herbal tea that was delicious' you would use AN because the 'h' in herbal is silent, leaving you with a vowel sound, hence AN, not A would be correct.

hope this helps.
-pam

Is this in correct grammar, “How times flies”?

I'm afraid it's incorrect. It should be “How time flies” or “how times fly”, like many others have answered. I just want to focus on the reason behind this so you understand why what you wrote is incorrect. The third person singular in a simple present tense always ends in “-s”. For example, he runs, she cries, it rains, time flies, etc. Here time is singular, so the verb has to be plural. Verbs that end with “-y” are irregular verbs so instead of adding just “-s” like we do in case of “run” where it becomes “runs”, we replace “y” with “-ies” like “fly” becomes “flies” and “cry” becomes “cries”, and so on. In your example/idiom, “time” is a singular noun, so it is in third person SINGULAR form. And as per rules of English grammar, when you use a third person singular noun, the verb associated with it must be plural. The opposite stands true too where the noun is plural, the verb becomes singular which is represented in the second variation of the idiom “how times fly”. Hope this clarified your doubts, provided my understanding of your doubts are correct.

Which is the correct grammar ? may all your heart's desire be granted or may all yor heart desires be granted

"May all your heart's desires be granted" is correct; the subject 'desires' must agree in number (plural) with the adjective 'all'.

"Heart desires" is not a formal expression.

What is the correct grammar, "more dumb" or "dumber"?

Never heard of "Dumb and Dumber"?

Actually the CORRECT way to say this is "More stupid"; the proper meaning of "dumb" is "unable to speak" and as such, it cannot have a comparative form.

Is more wet correct grammar or is wetter the only proper term to use?

In traditional English grammar, a one syllable word like "wet" becomes "wetter" as a comparative. "More wet" is considered incorrect.

The rules for making "proper" comparatives of adjectives can be found on many websites such as the one below. (I remember these rules from school.)

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