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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Grammar

Which is grammatically correct and why:

Each of you were asked to do this.

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Each of you was asked to do this.

  

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This is what Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about your dilemma: —Usage. The adjective EACH is always followed by a singular noun: each person; each book. When the adjective follows a plural subject, the verb agrees with the subject: They each dress in different styles.

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  • This is what Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about your dilemma: —Usage.
  • The adjective EACH is always followed by a singular noun: each person; each book.
  • When the adjective follows a plural subject, the verb agrees with the subject: They each dress in different styles.
  • The houses each have central heating.
  • When the pronoun EACH comes immediately before the verb, it always takes a singular verb: Each comes (not come) from a different country.
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This is what Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about your dilemma:

—Usage. The adjective EACH is always followed by a singular noun: each person; each book. When the adjective follows a plural subject, the verb agrees with the subject: They each dress in different styles. The houses each have central heating. When the pronoun EACH comes immediate

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