Subject object agreement
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00 I have a problem in subject object agreement 02 br
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00 Many children have jobs. 02 br
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00 Some children work in shops 02 br
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00 Some children deliver newspapers. 02 br
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00 Here, there is subject object agreement. 02 br
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00 They can leave school 02 br
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00 Teenagers can ride a moped 02 br
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00 Teenagers can drive a car at 18 02 br
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00 Teenagers can have a job. 02 br
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00 There is no agreement!! 02 br
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00 00 I might consider both ways correct, but there is a question in the book: 02 br
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00 Many children have ( jobs / a job) and the answer is jobs. 02 br
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00 Please help me and tell me the rule. 02 br
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Madoka 12 cite 12 br 12 br 10 I have a problem in subject object agreement 12 br 12 br 10 Look at the sentences from the book: 12 br 12 br 10 12 br 12 br 10 Many children have jobs. 11 b 11 font 10 differing job 11 u 10 s 12 u 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Some children work in shops 11 b 11 font 10 different shop 11 u 10 s 12 u 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Some children deliver newspapers. 12 br 12 br 12 br 12 br 10 They can leave school 11 b 11 font 10 a place 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can ride a moped 11 b 11 font 10 one at a time 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can drive a car at 18 11 b 11 font 10 their 11 u 10 own 12 u 10 car (understood) 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can have a job.
- 0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Madoka 12 cite 12 br 12 br 10 I have a problem in subject object agreement 12 br 12 br 10 Look at the sentences from the book: 12 br 12 br 10 12 br 12 br 10 Many children have jobs.
- 11 b 11 font 10 differing job 11 u 10 s 12 u 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Some children work in shops 11 b 11 font 10 different shop 11 u 10 s 12 u 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Some children deliver newspapers.
- 12 br 12 br 12 br 12 br 10 They can leave school 11 b 11 font 10 a place 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can ride a moped 11 b 11 font 10 one at a time 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can drive a car at 18 11 b 11 font 10 their 11 u 10 own 12 u 10 car (understood) 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Teenagers can have a job.
- 12 br 12 br 12 br 12 blockquote 10 01 b 01 font 00 Rule?
- I have no idea.
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000 there's no answer to that question. There are no rules, it's a mess. 02 br
00 I think most people say "Elephants have long trunks", but not "Elephants have a long trunk". I think most people say "Those guys over there have big heads" but not "Those guys over there have a big head". 02 br
00 However, it seems both "Twenty percent of Californians have a sw
000 I have a problem in subject object agreement 12 blockquote10 There is no such thing as subject-object agreement in English. There is no rule except common sense, and that means you usually need not be particularly rigorous in your choice of singular or plural object. It's unfortunate that a test item requires you to apply a rule where
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