Kindly eplain which sentence is right?

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Creativeguru  #482236  Wed, 27 Feb 08 07:20 AM
 1. Making consistent annual contributions to your investment plan is the best way to achieve short and long term savings goals.

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 2. Making consistent annual contribution to your investment plans is the best way to achieve short and long term savings goals.

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 3. Making consistent annual contributions to your investment plans is the best way to achieve short and long term savings goals.

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4.  Making consistent annual contribution to your investment plan is the best way to achieve short and long term savings goals.

  
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CalifJim  #482241  Wed, 27 Feb 08 07:25 AM
You have no determiner in front of annual contribution(s), so it has to be plural.  That makes 2 and 4 wrong.

If you have only one investment plan (the usual arrangement), use 1.  If you have more than one, use 3.

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