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ETHISPHIE Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

receive or receives

0Only about one of twelve of the young men and women of this country receives college education.02br
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00I think receives should be receive, because the subjuct is the man. Do you agree with me?02br
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0 The way I look at it is there is only 'one' who actually gets it. 0-

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0 The way I look at it is there is only 'one' who actually gets it. So I agree with the original 'receives'.0-
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01cite10ETHISPHIE12cite10Only about one of twelve of the young men and women of this country receives college education.12br
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10If you're thinking of one person from each set of 12 people, you can use "receives".02br
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01cite10ETHISPHIE12cite10Only about one of twelve of the young men and women of this country receives college education.12br
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10 Dear teachers,02br
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0i agree with mrP. however, i can't help but envision an "a" between the words "receive" and "college". i see the phrase "college education", in this case, referred to as an "item". so i'd phrase it just like we were talking about receiving a fork, a lung, agovernment grant, a winning lottery ticket or a car.02br
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01cite10Ricky0612cite11blockquote
11cite20ETHISPHIE22cite20Only about one of twelve of the young men and women of this country receives college education.22br
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20Dear teachers,12br
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10Would it be more idiomatic if I write:
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10i agree with mrP. however, i can't help but envision an "a" between the words "receive" and "college". i see the phrase "college education", in this case, referred to as an "item". so i'd phrase it just like we were talking about receiving a fork, a lung, agovernment grant, a winning lottery ticket or a car.1
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