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BuildWalk Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Verb - singular or plural

Does an "s" at the end of a verb result in a plural or singular verb?

And, what exactly is it agreeing with?


Example:

Write any word that starts with T and ends with T.

verbs are "starts" and "ends" - both have an "s" at the end. Does this make the verbs singular or plural? And, what is the rule? for example, is it a plural verb that agrees with a singular object? (starts-T, ends-T) or is it a singular verb that agrees with a singular object? (starts-T, ends-T)

  

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BuildWalk what is the rule? The rule is the opposite for nouns and verbs. Here's how it works for almost all nouns and verbs: A noun with 's' is plural; a verb with 's' is singular.

— CalifJim

  • BuildWalk what is the rule?
  • The rule is the opposite for nouns and verbs.
  • Here's how it works for almost all nouns and verbs: A noun with 's' is plural; a verb with 's' is singular.
  • A noun without 's' is singular; a verb without 's' is plural.
  • So usually the noun has 's' and the verb does not have 's' or the noun does not have 's' and the verb has 's'.
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BuildWalkwhat is the rule?

The rule is the opposite for nouns and verbs. Here's how it works for almost all nouns and verbs:

A noun with 's' is plural; a verb with 's' is singular.
A noun without 's' is singular; a verb without 's' is plural.

So usually the noun has 's' and the verb does not have 's' or the noun does not have 's' and th

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Singular verbs are verbs that go with a singular subject. Singular subjects are: I, you (one person), he, she, it.

For third person singular subjects, simple present tense regular verbs have an -s or -es ending. There are irregular verbs that do not follow this rule like have (has) and be (is).

I start
you start
he starts

A plural noun is more than one of a

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