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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Exceed, or exceeds?
The following sentence looks wrong, but is it? When customer service is mated with the conjunction "and" to the words "customer service" - doe that change the word from "exceeds" to "exceed"? “We deliver product quality and customer service that exceed our customers’ expectations.”
Please, if you are SURE, would you state the rule?
Please, if you are SURE, would you state the rule?
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” product quality and customer service - is a compound noun. So the subject / verb agreement is "exceed".
- ” product quality and customer service - is a compound noun.
- So the subject / verb agreement is "exceed".
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Anonymous“We deliver product quality and customer service that exceed our customers’ expectations.”product quality and customer service - is a compound noun. So the subject / verb agreement is "exceed".
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“We deliver product quality and customer service that exceed our customers’ expectations.”
If the subject is plural. the verb has to be plural:.
They exceed our customers’ expectations.
Our product quality and customer service (they) exceed our customers’ expectations.
In your sentence, that refers to the plural antecedent - product qua
If the subject is plural. the verb has to be plural:.
They exceed our customers’ expectations.
Our product quality and customer service (they) exceed our customers’ expectations.
In your sentence, that refers to the plural antecedent - product qua
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