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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Help need regarding usage of "s"

Friends, bit unsure about the usage of "s" with the word "deserve" in this sentence. Can you help me figure out I'm using it rightly or not. Here is the sentence.

Sentence: "He has got the credit more than he deserves"

Somehow I get the filling it should be "deserve" not "deserves". Not sure why!Emotion: wink Need your helpEmotion: smile

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Greetings, Razer, the sentence you give reads utterly strange. 'More than he deserve s ' is all right, but the clause overall should be rectified, as in He has got greater credit than he deserves . The question concerns the so-called comp-element .

— Andriy Lapin

  • Greetings, Razer, the sentence you give reads utterly strange.
  • 'More than he deserve s ' is all right, but the clause overall should be rectified, as in He has got greater credit than he deserves .
  • The question concerns the so-called comp-element .
  • In your original sentence, it is hard to determine one.
  • Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings, Razer,

the sentence you give reads utterly strange. 'More than he deserves' is all right, but the clause overall should be rectified, as in

He has got greater credit than he deserves.

The question concerns the so-called comp-element. In your original sentence, it is hard to determine one.

Respectfully, Gleb Chebriko
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"He has got greater credit than he deserves"

Sorry my bad for not giving the complete context I thought sentence would suffice. The whole case is this: My friend says "our PM has not got the credit for the reforms he did in back 90s". So I was responsing him by saying "he has got more credit than he deserve" Thanks anyway for your answer. Now I'm not in double mind
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RazerBut how about this sentence: "Do you know women need to shop" ? No "s" with either of the words "women" and "need"! And that sentence has been said by a person who is an author in English. That creates doubt and confusion.
It shouldn't. "women" is plural and takes a plural verb.
Women shop.
A woman shops.
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RayHIt shouldn't. "women" is plural and takes a plural verb.
Women shop.
A woman shops.
Thanks a lot. Learn a new thing today.
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