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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
three seats(plural)
Getting three seats don't make sense to me. OR
Getting three seats doesn't make sense to me.
Which one is correct? Shouldn't it be don't because three is plural?
Why does doesn't sound so much better to me? Is it because three seats is combined as one thing(entity)?
Thank you.
Getting three seats doesn't make sense to me.
Which one is correct? Shouldn't it be don't because three is plural?
Why does doesn't sound so much better to me? Is it because three seats is combined as one thing(entity)?
Thank you.
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PreciousJones Why does doesn't sound so much better to me? Because there's a difference between "three seats" and "(the fact of) getting three seats". Three seats don't ...
- PreciousJones Why does doesn't sound so much better to me?
- Because there's a difference between "three seats" and "(the fact of) getting three seats".
- Three seats don't ...
- Getting three seats doesn't ...
- CJ
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PreciousJonesWhy does doesn't sound so much better to me?Because there's a difference between "three seats" and "(the fact of) getting three seats".
Three seats don't ...
Getting three seats doesn't ...
CJ
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Getting three seats is a singular gerund phrase.
Hence, say doesn't.
Clive
Hence, say doesn't.
Clive
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CliveGetting three seats is a singular gerund phrase.Hence, say doesn't.CliveAaah... No wonder when I say it out-loud, "don't" sounds very wrong, but grammatically it seems correct...
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