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Jackson6612 Posted 14 years ago
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If there really exist such an animal.
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I hope the sentence below is correct in view of the fact that "exist" is used and not "exists". Is "exist" used because it's a hypothetical statement or is there some other reason? Could you please show me some more examples? Thank you.
If there really exist such an animal.
Regards
Jackson
I hope the sentence below is correct in view of the fact that "exist" is used and not "exists". Is "exist" used because it's a hypothetical statement or is there some other reason? Could you please show me some more examples? Thank you.
If there really exist such an animal.
Regards
Jackson
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Hello, No, the verb should be singular because you are talking about one animal. Also, the example isn't a sentence; it's a fragment. You need a main clause .
- Hello, No, the verb should be singular because you are talking about one animal.
- Also, the example isn't a sentence; it's a fragment.
- You need a main clause .
- If there really exists such an animal , I would have heard of it a long time ago .
- If there really is such an animal , I would have heard of it a long time ago .
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Hello,
No, the verb should be singular because you are talking about one animal. Also, the example isn't a sentence; it's a fragment. You need a main clause.
If there really exists such an animal, I would have heard of it a long time ago.
If there really is such an animal
No, the verb should be singular because you are talking about one animal. Also, the example isn't a sentence; it's a fragment. You need a main clause.
If there really exists such an animal, I would have heard of it a long time ago.
If there really is such an animal
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