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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Do or Does?

Me and my husband have been arguing on which one is correct?

- Does his feet touch the ground? (here does refers to the singular his)
- Do his feet touch the ground? (here the do refers to the plural feet)

Which one is correct? Please also try and explain why, so each of us is clear on who is correct/wrong
  

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Anonymous Me and m My husband and I have been arguing about which one is correct . - Does his feet touch the ground? (here does refers to the singular his) -- His is a possessive pronoun.

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  • Anonymous Me and m My husband and I have been arguing about which one is correct .
  • - Does his feet touch the ground?
  • (here does refers to the singular his) -- His is a possessive pronoun.
  • The verb does not agree with it.
  • - Do his feet touch the ground?
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AnonymousMe and m My husband and I have been arguing about which one is correct.

- Does his feet touch the ground? (here does refers to the singular his) -- His is a possessive pronoun. The verb does not agree with it.

- Do his feet touch the ground? (here the do refers to the plural feet) This is correct.

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First sentence, I would say that "Does his foot touch the ground" - needs to be singular all round, meaning you are talking about one foot only.
The 2nd sentence is correct for the plural feet.
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Wish we had bet on something so tangible as doing the dishes. However, I walk a foot taller than my much taller husband, thanks to your unbiased answer Grammar Geek
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It's not too late! Tell him that you'll trade ever mentioning it again (that you were right, I mean) in exchange for dish duty!
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