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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What type of sentence is "They both is happy?"
  

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" Declarative-incorrect. The plural subject requires a plural verb. They both are happy.

  • " Declarative-incorrect.
  • The plural subject requires a plural verb.
  • They both are happy.
  • ) The verb "to be" takes an adjective complement in this case.
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AnonymousWhat type of sentence is "They both is happy?"
Declarative-incorrect.

The plural subject requires a plural verb. They both are happy.

It's also a "simple sentence." (There's only one clause.)

The verb "to be" takes an adjective complement in this case.
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And the question mark belongs outside. The complete correction is this:

What type of sentence is "They both are happy"?

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