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Examples:
'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'
'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'
Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!
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Examples:
'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'
'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'
Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!
grammar
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Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
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Examples:
'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'
'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'
Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!
grammar
Examples:
'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'
'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'
Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!
grammar
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1
Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
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1
Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
1
1
Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday
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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.
Example:
I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run
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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.
Example:
I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run
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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.
Example:
I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run
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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.
Example:
I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run
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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.
Example:
I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run
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Who said the verb is being pluralized?
– Hot Licks
yesterday
Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?
– Jim
yesterday
I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.
– Hot Licks
yesterday