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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
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1. Each dog and each cat are well groomed. (Is 'are' correct here? Do we have a plural subject?)
2. Each dog and cat are well groomed. (Is 'are' incorrect here? Why? Could you explain the differences beteween this one and #1)
Thanks!!!
2. Each dog and cat are well groomed. (Is 'are' incorrect here? Why? Could you explain the differences beteween this one and #1)
Thanks!!!
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Hi, 1. 1. Each dog and each cat are well groomed.
- Hi, 1.
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- Each dog and each cat are well groomed.
- (Is 'are' correct here?
- ) No.
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Hi,
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1. Each dog and each cat are well groomed. (Is 'are' correct here? Do we have a plural subject?)
No. The determiner 'each' is so strongly associated with the idea of singleness that 'are' sounds very odd. I view this sentence as a contracted form of Each dog is well groomed and each cat is
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1. Each dog and each cat are well groomed. (Is 'are' correct here? Do we have a plural subject?)
No. The determiner 'each' is so strongly associated with the idea of singleness that 'are' sounds very odd. I view this sentence as a contracted form of Each dog is well groomed and each cat is
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Each dog and (each) cat is well groomed.
Every dog and (every) cat is well groomed.
No dog and no cat is well groomed.
Every dog and (every) cat is well groomed.
No dog and no cat is well groomed.
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