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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

verb (2)

Please choose the correct sentences:

1. Fred and they goes to the cinema.
2. Fred and they go to the cinema.
3. Fred or they goes to the cinema.
4. Fred or they go to the cinema.

Quoc
PS: Please tell me the rule.Thanks.
  

Top answer

I think the presence of "and/or" with its logical complications is meaningless here, and I would choose 2 and 4, thus the plural, based on the proximity of the verb to one of the pronouns (they) . Curious about opinions from other takers EDIT: now that I see your other messages, I think the proximity might not work everywhere, because I like the plural in all 3 of your messages.

— Marius Hancu

  • I think the presence of "and/or" with its logical complications is meaningless here, and I would choose 2 and 4, thus the plural, based on the proximity of the verb to one of the pronouns (they) .
  • Curious about opinions from other takers EDIT: now that I see your other messages, I think the proximity might not work everywhere, because I like the plural in all 3 of your messages.
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I think the presence of "and/or" with its logical complications is meaningless here, and I would choose 2 and 4, thus the plural, based on the proximity of the verb to one of the pronouns (they).

Curious about opinions from other takers
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Marius HancuI think the presence of "and/or" with its logical complications is meaningless here, and I would choose 2 and 4, thus the plural, based on the proximity of the verb to one of the pronouns (they).

Curious about opinions from other takers
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Correction to my previous posting: AND and OR are important.

I found some rules which can be applied to all your messages
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