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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Number agreement
Regarding the following sentence:
What is frequently said among many linguists is that language is one of the characteristics which [ ] humans from the other animals.
Which is the right form of the verb to fill in the bracket, "distinguish" or "distinguishes"?
I think that the relative pronoun clause that begins with "which" modifies the antecedent "characteristics," so "distinguish" is the right form. But one of my friends says otherwise. He says that "distinguishes" is appropriate because the relative pronoun clause modifies the pronoun "one." What do you think?
What is frequently said among many linguists is that language is one of the characteristics which [ ] humans from the other animals.
Which is the right form of the verb to fill in the bracket, "distinguish" or "distinguishes"?
I think that the relative pronoun clause that begins with "which" modifies the antecedent "characteristics," so "distinguish" is the right form. But one of my friends says otherwise. He says that "distinguishes" is appropriate because the relative pronoun clause modifies the pronoun "one." What do you think?
Top answer
characteristics that distinguish humans from the other animals.
- characteristics that distinguish humans from the other animals.
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...characteristics that distinguish humans from the other animals.
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Thank you so much, Tamguatlay.
Could I ask a question? I just did some research on Google, and found that apparently, quite a few native speakers use the "one of the characteristics which distinguishes ..." pattern. What do you think about this? What is the "common sense" that native speakers share about this problem?
Could I ask a question? I just did some research on Google, and found that apparently, quite a few native speakers use the "one of the characteristics which distinguishes ..." pattern. What do you think about this? What is the "common sense" that native speakers share about this problem?
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What is frequently said among many linguists is that language is one of the characteristics which [ ] humans from the other animals.
One of the characteristics which distinguishes humans from the other animals is language is correct.
It means one characteristic which distinguishes humans from the other animals is language.
BUT Languag
One of the characteristics which distinguishes humans from the other animals is language is correct.
It means one characteristic which distinguishes humans from the other animals is language.
BUT Languag
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seagulljust did some research on Google, and found that apparently, quite a few native speakers use the "one of the characteristics which distinguishes ..." pattern. What do you think about this?Native speakers do often use a form that is not logical. The 'correct' form is taught at school rather than learnt naturally, but is often forgotten.
It's no
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Thank you so much indeed, Fivejedjon.
I'm very glad because I'd been working on this problem for several days and hadn't found a clue . Now I get the point.
Thanks a lot, again.
I'm very glad because I'd been working on this problem for several days and hadn't found a clue . Now I get the point.
Thanks a lot, again.
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