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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which one works better in this sentence, keep or keeps?

Coconut water is high in potassium and packed with electrolytes, which 'keep or keeps' your body hydrated and vibrant.
  

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Coconut water keeps your body hydrated and vibrant. Only "keeps" works here, since which refers to water .

  • Coconut water keeps your body hydrated and vibrant.
  • Only "keeps" works here, since which refers to water .
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Coconut water keeps your body hydrated and vibrant.

Only "keeps" works here, since which refers to water.
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(Overlapped with AS, but actually I must disagree here with AS.)

Both choices are grammatically feasible: "keep" if "which" refers to "electrolytes", or "keeps" if "which" refers to the whole of the initial statement. To me, the former makes more logical sense than the latter, though this may be arguable.
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GPY(Overlapped with AS, but actually I must disagree here with AS.)
I'll argue...

It is the coconut water that hydrates, not the electrolytes by themselves.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/electrolytes
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AlpheccaStarsIt is the coconut water that hydrates, not the electrolytes by themselves.
However, it is not possible, in my view, for "which" to refer to "coconut water".
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GPY AlpheccaStarsIt is the coconut water that hydrates, not the electrolytes by themselves.However, it is not possible, in my view, for "which" to refer to "coconut water".
Thanks. Well, the statement hydrates and vibrant. And that was why I was confused, as well as I thought that 'keep' refers to potassium and electrolytes, which is why I thought 'keep' would
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AlpheccaStars GPY(Overlapped with AS, but actually I must disagree here with AS.)I'll argue...It is the coconut water that hydrates, not the electrolytes by themselves. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/electrolytes
Yes, I see your point, an
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Please don't waste people's time by posting a question twice, Anon.
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fivejedjonPlease don't waste people's time by posting a question twice, Anon.
Sorry, teacher, but I was waiting for further clarification on my last post to decide which works better in that sentence. Would you please tell me your opinion on which word you think works better in this sentence, keep or keeps?

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