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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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can someone please help me

0I am writing this sentence...02br
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00"Ben and I am very excited about the new baby."02br
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00For some reason, I thought I remembered that the verb should go with the noun (or pronoun) closest to it, making it, in this case, singular. Is that wrong?? It sounds wrong, but I think it is right.02br
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00someone--please help me!!02br
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)12br 12br 10For some reason, I thought I remembered that the verb should go with the noun (or pronoun) closest to it, making it, in this case, singular. Is that wrong?? 12br 12br 10thanks.

— Yoong Liat

  • )12br 12br 10For some reason, I thought I remembered that the verb should go with the noun (or pronoun) closest to it, making it, in this case, singular.
  • Is that wrong??
  • 12br 12br 10thanks.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I am writing this sentence...12br
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10"Ben and I am very excited about the new baby." (11b10Ben and I are12b10 very excited about the new baby.)12br
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10For some reason, I thought I remembered that the verb should go with the noun (or pronoun) c
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0With a subject with an "and" (Ben and I) it's plural.02br
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00With a subject with an "or" then it agrees with whatever is closest.0-
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0 Ben, as well as I, is very excited about the new baby. 0-
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