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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Statement saying/that says/say

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00Are these sentences correct and have the same meaning:02br
00I disagree with the statement saying that women is a nuisance.02br
00I disagree with the statement that says women is a nuisance.02br
00I disagree with the statement say women is a nuisance.02br
00 Please do correct me if I'm wrong02br
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0 In the third sentence 'say' is incorrect. In all the sentences, since 'women' is plural, the correct verb is 'are' rather than 'is'. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 In the third sentence 'say' is incorrect.
  • In all the sentences, since 'women' is plural, the correct verb is 'are' rather than 'is'.
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0 In the third sentence 'say' is incorrect. In all the sentences, since 'women' is plural, the correct verb is 'are' rather than 'is'. 0-
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0 Sorry my bad for the "is"-"are"02br
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00What is the word "saying" acting as here in second sentence? is it a 00noun(gerund)00 or 00adjective(particle) (if it's an adjective then why there's no "to be" ) 02br
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00 Why is it in the third sentence the use of "00say00" is wrong,  Isn't it the same as "I saw t
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0Any help from teachers 050010id1
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0A newcomer,02br
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00I heard you say it. I saw you run there. I saw him run in. Those are parallel. You don't conjugage the verb, but you use the bare infinitive. (run, not runs, for the 3rd person singular)02br
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00The statement 01i00says02i00 this - this it not parallel to the others. 02br
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00You can a
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0 Hi GG02br
00There's one more question that you forgot to answer :02br
00What is the word "saying" acting as here in second sentence? is it a 00noun(gerund)00 or 00adjective(particle) (if it's an adjective then why there's no "to be" )02br
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00And for the "says, say" what do you mean by parallel ? 02br
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00Thanks
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0I guess it's a participle. This is an area I'm not good at - knowing the names of things.02br
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00It's the same as "The girl wearing the green shirt" "The man crossing the street" "This sign saying 'no parking' "02br
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00When I say they are not parallel, I mean they aren't the same structure. You compared "I saw her run" (or whatever it was) with "T
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0 That's also my thought, it's a participle02br
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00Ok thanks once again GG for the help 0-
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