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That is correct, Talibah! Very good! Even though I was very confusing, you got it right... They [plural] operate {no "s"} a factory. He [singular] operates {has an "s"} a laundromat.
Thank you for the kind words, Anele... As I have said before, I am happy to help people who are trying to learn English. And I love doing research, so I am really enjoying myself, and getting the satisfaction of knowing that I am helping others as well.
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many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.") should read
many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with an"s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.")
Rule No 7 says, "Make the subject and verb agree with each other, not with a word that comes between them."
Here is the best example:
The girl, along with her classmates, like the new teacher.
In this sentence, the verb "like" agrees with the noun "classmates". But, "classmates" is the object of a preposition, in the phrase "along with her classmates."
The subject of the sentence is "[The] girl." The verb "likes" is the proper form for the singular form "girl".
An informal rule is this: Many times (but not all), the noun with an "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "Birds chirp", "Dogs bark") and many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.")
Use the verb "operate" properly in these two sentences:
The English language is complicated, because it has its roots in so many other languages, mainly Latin, old German and Saxon, and old French, and, of course, many slang words and jargon from all over the world. English gets its grammar and syntax primarily from Latin, and its vocabulary from Latin and Saxon (old German).
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They [plural] operate {no "s"} a factory.
He [singular] operates {has an "s"} a laundromat.
many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.")
should read
many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with an"s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.")
Here is the best example:
The girl, along with her classmates, like the new teacher.
In this sentence, the verb "like" agrees with the noun "classmates". But, "classmates" is the object of a preposition, in the phrase "along with her classmates."
The subject of the sentence is "[The] girl." The verb "likes" is the proper form for the singular form "girl".
An informal rule is this: Many times (but not all), the noun with an "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "Birds chirp", "Dogs bark") and many times (but not all) a noun with no "s" on the end agrees with a verb with no "s" on the end (example, "She likes coffee, but he likes tea.")
Use the verb "operate" properly in these two sentences:
They __________ a factory.
He __________ a laundromat.
Thanks a lot!
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