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Sailsofoblivion Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Verb Number

Am I right in thinking that, "In him reside exaulted poets' hope for art" is incorrect? The correct form being:

"In him reside exaulted poets' hopes for art"?

Thanks in advance!
Emma
  

Top answer

The number of the verb "reside" depends on the number of the noun "hope".

— Ozzourti

  • The number of the verb "reside" depends on the number of the noun "hope".
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The number of the verb "reside" depends on the number of the noun "hope".
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Say
eg "In him reside exaulted poets' hopes for art"
eg "In him resides exaulted poets' hope for art"t.

Either way, the meaning seems a bit odd to me.

Do you mean exalte
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The OP probably meant "exalted". I didn't notice the extra letter.
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Sorry, I typed it out wrong, it's

'In him reside the poets' hope for art'

Is this technically correct?
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sailsofoblivion'In him reside the poets' hope for art'
Would you say or write "The poets' hope for art reside in him"? Turning the sentence around doesn't change the grammar.
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No, so I'm assuming that if I change it to "hopes" it will be correct? Or is either fine?

"In him reside the poets' hopes for art."
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sailsofoblivionI'm assuming that if I change it to "hopes" it will be correct
That's a correct assumption. ... reside ... hopes OR resides ... hope is your choice.

CJ
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So if it's singular 'reside' it should be singular 'hope'?
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sailsofoblivionSo if it's singular 'reside' it should be singular 'hope'?
NO. Read CJ's last post again.
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Ahh, I see! My mistake, thank you everyone!
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