Grammatical concord
"One student said each time examinees entered or exited the test room during the nearly six-hour test, they were required to place their hands on a scanner and then remove their mask — touching their face — so that a photo could be taken for identification purposes."
no concord for "hands","scanner","mask","face","purposes"?
What's the reasoning behind the inconsistency?
Thanks!
Top answer
twhunk no concord for "hands","scanner","mask","face","purposes"? No. Concord only occurs between subjects and verbs.
- twhunk no concord for "hands","scanner","mask","face","purposes"?
- No.
- Concord only occurs between subjects and verbs.
- Those words are not subjects of clauses, so concord is irrelevant.
- Brackets below show where concord was used between subjects and their verbs.
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twhunkno concord for "hands","scanner","mask","face","purposes"?
No. Concord only occurs between subjects and verbs. Those words are not subjects of clauses, so concord is irrelevant.
Brackets below show where concord was used between subjects and their verbs.
[One student said] each time [examinees entered or
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