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Subject and verb agreement
Jim, together withi his grandmoter, live in a three-bedroom house.
Should it be live or lives. Is the subject singluar or plural?
Should it be live or lives. Is the subject singluar or plural?
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'Lives'-- the subject is 'Jim' and is singular. In order to be plural, the subject must be compound: 'Jim and his grandmother'. '
- 'Lives'-- the subject is 'Jim' and is singular.
- In order to be plural, the subject must be compound: 'Jim and his grandmother'.
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'Lives'-- the subject is 'Jim' and is singular.
In order to be plural, the subject must be compound: 'Jim and his grandmother'.
Or look at it this way: the sentence can be rewritten as 'Jim lives in a three-bedroom house together with his grandmother.'
In order to be plural, the subject must be compound: 'Jim and his grandmother'.
Or look at it this way: the sentence can be rewritten as 'Jim lives in a three-bedroom house together with his grandmother.'
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