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Hello, any more ideas on why the subject of the sentence does not agree with the verb (plural and singular?) and still is grammatically correct?
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Posted: 2005-05-04 21:02:00
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It's amazing how wonderfully elaborate some of the explanations are
Your question has already been answered govi. It actually
does agree as "you are" is singular in this context. There is no agreement problem however. When, other than in Staines, have you ever heard someone say, "You is...."?
The irregularity is the verb "to be" which is declined:
I am
You are
He/She/It is
We are
You are
They are
Just an irregular verb, of which there are quite a few in English!
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Posted: 2005-05-05 04:01:53
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Subject-verb agreement refers to a change in the form of a
verb depending on its subject. The subject of a verb may be
singular or plural and it may be first-person (I, we) second-person
(you [singular], you [plural]), or third-person (he/she/it, they).
In English a verb changes form only when its subject is third-
person singular (he/she/it) and only in the present tense.
Since "you" is a second-person subject, and may be singular or plural, the verb does not change.
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Posted: 2005-05-05 05:27:48
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This reminds me of french class
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Posted: 2005-05-05 07:17:00
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Thank you dave and gelflen.
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Posted: 2005-05-05 11:48:00
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i think it's because you can use the word 'you' also in the plural form like when u say 'you are cool' you could be saying it to a group of people (esato members!) or a single person (govigov)
hope this helps
ps i learnt it in french
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Posted: 2005-05-05 21:32:05
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