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Rajesh jain Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

comes/come

whenever possible, one should avail the oppurtunity that comes/come one's way if one wants to achieve success in life.
What should be used -comes or come?
  

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W henever possible, one should avail oneself of the opp o rtunit ies that come one's way if one wants to achieve success in life. "the opportunity that comes" would be grammatical, but in the context of the sentence it is natural to use the plural.

  • W henever possible, one should avail oneself of the opp o rtunit ies that come one's way if one wants to achieve success in life.
  • "the opportunity that comes" would be grammatical, but in the context of the sentence it is natural to use the plural.
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Whenever possible, one should avail oneself of the opportunities that come one's way if one wants to achieve success in life.

"the opportunity that comes" would be grammatical, but in the context of the sentence it is natural to use the plural.

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