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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A ssequence?

Hello,

A sequence of words shows how they are pronounced.
A sequence of words SHOW how they are pronounced.

The sequence of words shows how they are pronounced.
The sequence of words SHOW how they are pronounced.

Shows or SHOW?

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"Shows" for both examples. "Sequence" is singular and so it takes a singular verb - even if the sequence is composed of many thousands of words.

  • "Shows" for both examples.
  • "Sequence" is singular and so it takes a singular verb - even if the sequence is composed of many thousands of words.
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"Shows" for both examples. "Sequence" is singular and so it takes a singular verb - even if the sequence is composed of many thousands of words.

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