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Healer Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Should subjects be taken as singular or plural when used with "each other"?

language and thinking interact with each other, affect each other

language and thinking interact with one another, affect one another

Should we take the subjects as two or one when we apply the verbs "interact" and "affect"?

What I'm saying is whether I should say "interacts with each other", "affects each other and interacts with one another, affects one another"?

Usually I would take the subjects as two but in this case with "each other" and "one another", I'm not too sure.

  

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healer "each other" and "one another" These expressions do not interfere with normal subject-verb agreement. Use the plural "interact" or "affect", not "interacts" or "affects". CJ

  • healer "each other" and "one another" These expressions do not interfere with normal subject-verb agreement.
  • Use the plural "interact" or "affect", not "interacts" or "affects".
  • CJ
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healer"each other" and "one another"

These expressions do not interfere with normal subject-verb agreement.

Use the plural "interact" or "affect", not "interacts" or "affects".

CJ

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