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Rob scoda Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Plural

I'm a little confused. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

1.Their desperation overshadows

2. Their desperation overshadow

Does the plural rule follow their or desperation?

Thanks for the help

  

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The verb agrees with the noun "desperation" so (1) is correct. The modifier "their" isn't relevant to this agreement. , "Her eyes are brown".

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  • The verb agrees with the noun "desperation" so (1) is correct.
  • The modifier "their" isn't relevant to this agreement.
  • , "Her eyes are brown".
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The verb agrees with the noun "desperation" so (1) is correct. The modifier "their" isn't relevant to this agreement. Similarly we say, e.g., "Her eyes are brown".

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Both sentences are incomplete. overshadows requires an object.

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