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Levis1 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Own/own

Which is correct: I'm Korean, and I think every Korean mother and father owns/own a Karoaoke machine.

  

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levis1 I'm Korean, and I think every Korean [mother and father] own s a k a ra oke machine. Use a singular verb when 'every' or 'each' precedes a compound subject (mother and father in your sentence).

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  • levis1 I'm Korean, and I think every Korean [mother and father] own s a k a ra oke machine.
  • Use a singular verb when 'every' or 'each' precedes a compound subject (mother and father in your sentence).
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levis1 I'm Korean, and I think every Korean [mother and father] owns a karaoke machine.

Use a singular verb when 'every' or 'each' precedes a compound subject (mother and father in your sentence).

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