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Singular they + verb ending by -s
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oxXSABXxo
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Singular they + verb ending by -s
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Hello everyone,
Can you help me please? Well, I �d like to know if it �s possible to use singular they + verb ending by -s as for example, they does their homework or they eats dinner? If so, can you give me an example from a book please.
Thanks in advance! |
14 Jan 2016
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ana.ap
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No way!
They is plural (more than one person). The ending -s is ONLY for SHE, HE and IT (Third person, singular). Example:
I do my homework You do your homework He DOES his homework She DOES her homework They DO their homework The only cases you have the verb ending with -s are those with verbs ending is -s in infinitive, like "kiss" or "miss". Example: I miss my mother. You miss your mother. He misses his mother. She misses her mother. They miss their mothers. You is singular and plural, I mean you can say you to refer to only one person or more than one, but you use the verb without the ending -s. I hope to have been helpful! |
14 Jan 2016
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oxXSABXxo
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"They" can also be singular if you don �t know if the person is a boy or a girl. That �s for that case that I wanted to know if we should use the ending -s or not. |
14 Jan 2016
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Gi2gi
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Hi, The so called singular they (which, as you observed, is used as a gender-neutral pronoun to refer to a single person) still needs to agree with a plural verb... Nobody was late, were they? Every person �s happiness depends in part upon the respect they meet in the world �"� Paley Giorgi |
14 Jan 2016
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oxXSABXxo
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Gi2gi Thanks for your answer!
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14 Jan 2016
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