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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Tense correct?

Hi. Which is the verb correct? Thank you for your help in advance.

When you leave it open, not only insects but water comes in.
  

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Anonymous Which is the correct verb correct ? comes. Agreement is with the noun closest to the verb.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Which is the correct verb correct ?
  • comes.
  • Agreement is with the noun closest to the verb.
  • pdf CJ
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AnonymousWhich is the correct verb correct?
comes. Agreement is with the noun closest to the verb.

See http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/writing/forms/Subject%20and%20Verb%20Agr
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Hi. Thank you. Please help me with this, too. Should there be the word "also" before the word "water" in the example sentence I wrote in the starting post? Thank you again in advance for your help.

I wrote:

When you leave it open, not only insects but water comes in.
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AnonymousWhen you leave it open, not only insects but water comes in.
It's OK as written.

CJ
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