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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Verb with singular they

It's not unusual. Whenever I need a person they (sigular) is / are always busy.

I wonder what verb would the singular 'they' carry, is / are?

  

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Even when "they" refers to a single person, it always takes a plural verb, so it should be "are".

  • Even when "they" refers to a single person, it always takes a plural verb, so it should be "are".
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Even when "they" refers to a single person, it always takes a plural verb, so it should be "are".

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