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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Verbs

Are all these sentences correct:


a) "The recent changes in the law in this regard raises people's hopes of a more just society."


b) "The recent changes in the law in this regard lifts people's hopes of a more just society."


c) "The recent changes in the law in this regard boosts people's hopes of a more just society."

  

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None of them are correct. You have a plural subject (changes) and a singular verb (raises, lifts, boosts) The first verb is the most natural.

  • None of them are correct.
  • You have a plural subject (changes) and a singular verb (raises, lifts, boosts) The first verb is the most natural.
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None of them are correct. You have a plural subject (changes) and a singular verb (raises, lifts, boosts)

The first verb is the most natural.

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