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subject verb agreement

0We know that with a singular subject, we should use a singular verb. In senetnce 2, 01i00each 02i00is the subject so we have a singular verb. What is 01i00each 02i00in sentence 2?02br
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002. Each of the three cats eats milk.02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Grammarian-bot12cite 10We know that with a singular subject, we should use a singular verb. In senetnce 2, 11i 10each 12i 10is the subject so we have a singular verb. 12br 12br 101.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Grammarian-bot12cite 10We know that with a singular subject, we should use a singular verb.
  • In senetnce 2, 11i 10each 12i 10is the subject so we have a singular verb.
  • 12br 12br 101.
  • Three cats each eat milk12br 12br 102.
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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10We know that with a singular subject, we should use a singular verb. In senetnce 2, 11i10each 12i10is the subject so we have a singular verb. What is 11i10each 12i10in sentence 2?12br
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0 But doesn't each has any bearing upon the verb in sentence 1?02br
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0 1. Three cats each 01u00drink02u00 milk.02br
00 2. Each of three cats 01u00drinks02u00 milk.02br
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00 1. 01i00three cats02i00 is the subject; 01i00each02i00 is a subject pronoun (in 'apposition'). 01i00three cats02i00 is the 'head' of the s
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10 ... doesn't 11i10each12i10 11b10have12b10 any bearing ...12br
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10I raly don't know what the hel is wrong with me. Any suggestions how to fix this problem of using "does uses" and "does has".[:^)]02
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0Write down some of the most common verbs in the "does" / "doesn't question pattern -- the correct way 05000 -- and01u00repeat them aloud02u00 100 times a day -- minimum. (I'm not kidding.)02br
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00 I'll start the list for you:02br
00 Does he have?02br
00 Does she know?02br
00 Does he say?02br
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0I think the way the first sentence was constructed is awkward grammatically. "Each" does have a definite bearing on the verb in sentence 1. if it’s the head noun of the subject.02br
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00Indeed "Each of the three cats drinks milk" as proposed by Phil is much clearer. "Three cats, each drinks milk" might be another way to put it.0-
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Write down some of the most common verbs in the "does" / "doesn't question pattern -- the correct way 15010 -- and11u10repeat them aloud12u10 100 times a day -- minimum. (I'm not kidding.)12br
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10 I'll start the list for you:12br
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00something that kids should do12blockquote
10I don't think adults learn in some mysteriously different way than kids do. Do you? Hmmm. I know whenever I've learned a language (as an adult) I've found incessant repetition an important part of the process. Anyway, it's good discipline, and it builds character! 05002br
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0I didn't meant to say that adults learn in some mysterious manner. My point was that I should have learnt all this stuff when I was a kid at school. 05002br
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