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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Own and Owns

He owns a farm in which she grows many types of fruits and vegetables.

She own a beautiful car.

This kid owns lots of puppies.

Please help me understand the difference between own and owns.
  

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The difference in your sentences is that the second is incorrect. It should be: She own s a beautiful car. All verbs except the modals add -(e)s in the third person singular of the present tense.

— Fivejedjon

  • The difference in your sentences is that the second is incorrect.
  • It should be: She own s a beautiful car.
  • All verbs except the modals add -(e)s in the third person singular of the present tense.
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The difference in your sentences is that the second is incorrect. It should be: She owns a beautiful car.

All verbs except the modals add -(e)s in the third person singular of the present tense.
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He (pronoun - singular) owns (singular verb) a farm in which she grows many types of fruits and vegetables.

She (pronoun - singular) owns (singular verb) a beautiful car.

This kid (noun - singular) owns (singular verb) lots of puppies.

Note that any verb that ends in -s is a singular verb. Singular verbs are used with singular nouns and prono
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Yes, thanks a lot :-)
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