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Clive

#500768 Mon, 14 Apr 08 10:08 PM

Hi,

You need to add capital letters, and one more article ('a nice house').

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

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Articles, Capital letters

Anonymous

#505426 Fri, 25 Apr 08 07:03 PM

I don't usually struggle with this, but I'm stumped on this one:

" Finding you and meeting you has/have given me so many answers."

Are the finding and meeting treated as a single subject since they are connected, or are they treated as a plural subject because of the "and" joining them? Has sounds right, but I'm confused as to whether it actually is right.

Can anyone clarify this for me?

Shaunie

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Plurals, Plural subject

Grammar Geek

#505437 Fri, 25 Apr 08 07:33 PM

You have a dual subject: finding you, meeting you. It requires the plural form of the verb.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Verbs, Plurals

Anonymous

#505913 Sun, 27 Apr 08 05:06 AM

Thank you so much!

Shaunie

Anonymous

#511933 Sat, 10 May 08 07:30 AM

Ok, say the subject is a sandwhich and say I want to know what's in it. This conversation actually happened to me a while ago, and I usually never struggle with this as well. So, would you say: "What does yours has/have in it?" I know that 'sandwhich' goes with 'has' because it's single, but it sounds weird to me all of a sudden. Or is it just me forgetting my English?

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Grammar Geek

#512146 Sat, 10 May 08 05:43 PM

Yup, it's you forgetting your English.

In that question, you have the word "does" which is conjugated. Therefore, the main verb, "to have" takes the bare infinitive, "have." Only one verb in the sentence gets conjugated.

Does he always eat so much? Yes, he always eats that much.

What does your have in it? My sandwhich has...

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Anonymous

#516318 Wed, 21 May 08 02:21 AM

How would you say the following sentence, " The responsibilities each of us have..." of "The responsibilities each of us has..."

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CalifJim

#516323 Wed, 21 May 08 02:58 AM

each of us has is more formal.

You can go either way. You can make the agreement with each or with us. Many native speakers use the less formal each of us have, but on an English exam for a university it would probably be best to use each of us has.