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Conjugation of the Verb "Need"

0I'm editing a medical journal and I received the following in a manuscript:01blockquote
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10There are two types of AI depending on the source of the sperms employed in the procedure: artificial insemination homologous (AIH) and artificial insemination heterologous/donor (AID). In AIH, the sperm is collected from the male partner. While “H” refers to the ‘husband’, the male partner does not necessarily denote a legal husband. Rather, the male partner need only be the functional equivalent of a husband.12br
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10The last sentence contains the verb "needs", which seems to be conjugated properly because "male partner", the subject, is singular. Yet my ear tells me it should be "need". What is correct?02br
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00Thanks!02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10I'm editing a medical journal and I received the following in a manuscript:11blockquote 12br 22br 20There are two types of AI depending on the source of the sperms employed in the procedure: artificial insemination homologous (AIH) and artificial insemination heterologous/donor (AID). In AIH, the sperm is collected from the male partner. While “H” refers to the ‘husband’, the male partner does not necessarily denote a legal husband.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10I'm editing a medical journal and I received the following in a manuscript:11blockquote 12br 22br 20There are two types of AI depending on the source of the sperms employed in the procedure: artificial insemination homologous (AIH) and artificial insemination heterologous/donor (AID).
  • In AIH, the sperm is collected from the male partner.
  • While “H” refers to the ‘husband’, the male partner does not necessarily denote a legal husband.
  • 22br 22blockquote 20The last sentence contains the verb "needs", which seems to be conjugated properly because "male partner", the subject, is singular.
  • Yet my ear tells me it should be "need".
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I'm editing a medical journal and I received the following in a manuscript:11blockquote
12br
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20There are two types of AI depending on the source of the sperms employed in the procedure: artificial insemination homologous (AIH) and artificial insemination heterologous/donor
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