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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"Each" with a compound subject
My boss and I got into a little tiff yesterday about the way a sentence in one of our documents should go.
The buyer and the seller each (represent/represents) that (their/its)...
Obviously, it is a compound subject and thus would normally read "represent" and "their", but does the word "each" change that?
The buyer and the seller each (represent/represents) that (their/its)...
Obviously, it is a compound subject and thus would normally read "represent" and "their", but does the word "each" change that?
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e. in your sentence, you should use "represent" and also "their". html
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- in your sentence, you should use "represent" and also "their".
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Hi Anon
When the word "each" follows a plural subject, you should use the plural version of the verb -- i.e. in your sentence, you should use "represent" and also "their".
Click here:
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/025.html
When the word "each" follows a plural subject, you should use the plural version of the verb -- i.e. in your sentence, you should use "represent" and also "their".
Click here:
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/025.html
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