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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Bring/s forth

Should it be "may this joyous occasion bring forth happiness..." or "brings forth"? Can anyone verify and explain why?
  

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" or "brings forth"? It should be 'bring', not 'brings', Anonymous. In a construction with 'may' at the beginning, the verb the follows is put in its base form / first form / infinitive form without 'to' (all the three mean the same thing ) .

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  • " or "brings forth"?
  • It should be 'bring', not 'brings', Anonymous.
  • In a construction with 'may' at the beginning, the verb the follows is put in its base form / first form / infinitive form without 'to' (all the three mean the same thing ) .
  • " is correct.
  • (Also, 'forth' in your sentence seems unnecessary to me.
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AnonymousShould it be "may this joyous occasion bring forth happiness..." or "brings forth"?
It should be 'bring', not 'brings', Anonymous. In a construction with 'may' at the beginning, the verb the follows is put in its base form / first form / infinitive form without 'to' (all the three mean the same thing). So only "May t
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