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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Verb tense sentence

Each of these ferns needs/need special care.
  

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" If you read it to yourself eliminating the prepositional phrase "of these ferns" it is easier to see which sounds correct. Each needs special care.

  • " If you read it to yourself eliminating the prepositional phrase "of these ferns" it is easier to see which sounds correct.
  • Each needs special care.
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Each always takes a singular verb, so it should be, "Each of these ferns needs special care."

If you read it to yourself eliminating the prepositional phrase "of these ferns" it is easier to see which sounds correct.

Each needs special care.

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