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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

one in four

Hello,

One in four americans eat spagetti every day.

One in four americans EATs mac and cheese every day.

Is it EAT or EATS?

Thank you
  

Top answer

I think is EATS because you are talking about third persons.

— Miguel Tortolero Matos

  • I think is EATS because you are talking about third persons.
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I think is EATS because you are talking about third persons.
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Who eats mac and cheese every day? One [in four Americans] eats mac and cheese every day.

By the way, the correct spelling is spaghetti.
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englishnewbieOne in four americans EATs mac and cheese every day.
You should pay attention to what and where for capital letters.
Remember this rule of thumb:
Whenever you are dealing with phrases such as anyone, anybody, no one, every
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it's eats because it is habbits ,,am i right?
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Anonymousit's eats because it is habbits ,,am i right?
habits.

More accurately, it's not 'is eating' because it has to do with habits.

CJ
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