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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Grammar newbie (help with S)

Hi, I had a quick requestion regarding the useage of the letter S in a sentence.

Example

He plays the piano
He play the piano (Wrong)
I plays the piano (Wrong)
I play the piano

or

The music that the club typically plays suck.
The music that the club typically play sucks.

I'm more or less confused about how to properly use the "s" letter. I would appreciate it if someone could offer additional clarification regarding proper usage.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Use "s" for he, she, it for the main verb EXCEPT for questions and negative. So He playS, but Does he PLAY? He does not PLAY.

— Anonymous

  • Use "s" for he, she, it for the main verb EXCEPT for questions and negative.
  • So He playS, but Does he PLAY?
  • He does not PLAY.
  • The music (that the club playS) suckS.
  • " You use DOES for the question or negative because the "s" of the main verb jumps over to the helping verb.
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Use "s" for he, she, it for the main verb EXCEPT for questions and negative. So He playS, but Does he PLAY? He does not PLAY. The music (that the club playS) suckS. (In the question or negative the MAIN VERB does not have "s." You use DOES for the question or negative because the "s" of the main verb jumps over to the helping verb. So playS changes to play, and the "s" goes to "do" which become
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This is basic verb conjugation. There are hundreds of sites on the Internet that explain it plus I'm assuming your text book has a section or chapter on conjugation.

The music that the club typically plays sucks.
This is a fairly awkward sentence. Try something like this:

The music at the club sucks
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