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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

S or not S this is the problem

hi,

Do the verbs in the following sentence take the s?:



Does anybody want(s) to tell me what the word “ Flickers” mean(s)?





Thanks a lot,

Gennaro
  

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Does anybody want -- once you conjugate the verb "to do" as you have in "Does" the other verb takes the bare infinitive form. " However, the word "Flicers" is a singular noun, so it takes the singular verb form, means. Does anybody want to to tell me what the word "Flickers" means ?

  • Does anybody want -- once you conjugate the verb "to do" as you have in "Does" the other verb takes the bare infinitive form.
  • " However, the word "Flicers" is a singular noun, so it takes the singular verb form, means.
  • Does anybody want to to tell me what the word "Flickers" means ?
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Does anybody want -- once you conjugate the verb "to do" as you have in "Does" the other verb takes the bare infinitive form. That means it's the "to X" version without the "to."

However, the word "Flicers" is a singular noun, so it takes the singular verb form, means.

Does anybody want to to tell me what the word "Flickers" means?

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