Is this verb agreement right?
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The design of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves.
I can’t understand the form of verb remind.
I thought it has to be reminds since the subject is design.
verb-agreement
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The design of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves.
I can’t understand the form of verb remind.
I thought it has to be reminds since the subject is design.
verb-agreement
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
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You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06
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The design of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves.
I can’t understand the form of verb remind.
I thought it has to be reminds since the subject is design.
verb-agreement
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
80.1k8154258
asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
The design of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves.
I can’t understand the form of verb remind.
I thought it has to be reminds since the subject is design.
verb-agreement
verb-agreement
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
80.1k8154258
asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
80.1k8154258
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
80.1k8154258
edited 16 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
80.1k8154258
80.1k8154258
asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
asked Nov 20 '18 at 3:02
YunYun
111
111
2
You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06
add a comment |
2
You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06
2
2
You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06
You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06
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'Design' is the subject of the sentence. It has the post-attributive group with 'of'. The verb form must be agreed with the subject. So the only possible form is 'reminds'.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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"Design" is a noun while blue and green are "adjectives" leaving the word "tiles" as the subject and since tiles is in plurar the verb shouldn't have an "s" so "remind" is fine.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
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'Design' is the subject of the sentence. It has the post-attributive group with 'of'. The verb form must be agreed with the subject. So the only possible form is 'reminds'.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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'Design' is the subject of the sentence. It has the post-attributive group with 'of'. The verb form must be agreed with the subject. So the only possible form is 'reminds'.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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'Design' is the subject of the sentence. It has the post-attributive group with 'of'. The verb form must be agreed with the subject. So the only possible form is 'reminds'.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
user307254user307254
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'Design' is the subject of the sentence. It has the post-attributive group with 'of'. The verb form must be agreed with the subject. So the only possible form is 'reminds'.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 5:36
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"Design" is a noun while blue and green are "adjectives" leaving the word "tiles" as the subject and since tiles is in plurar the verb shouldn't have an "s" so "remind" is fine.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
Nov 20 '18 at 3:48
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"Design" is a noun while blue and green are "adjectives" leaving the word "tiles" as the subject and since tiles is in plurar the verb shouldn't have an "s" so "remind" is fine.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
zukitrukiszukitrukis
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
Nov 20 '18 at 3:48
add a comment |
"Design" is a noun while blue and green are "adjectives" leaving the word "tiles" as the subject and since tiles is in plurar the verb shouldn't have an "s" so "remind" is fine.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
zukitrukiszukitrukis
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"Design" is a noun while blue and green are "adjectives" leaving the word "tiles" as the subject and since tiles is in plurar the verb shouldn't have an "s" so "remind" is fine.
answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
zukitrukiszukitrukis
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 3:44
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
Nov 20 '18 at 3:48
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How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
– Yun
Nov 20 '18 at 3:48
How can tiles be a subject? I can’t understand😢
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You are correct. The sentence is ungrammatical; the use of "remind" might have been influenced by the presence of the plural noun "tiles" earlier in the sentence, even though it is not the subject. Or the speaker/author might have been thinking of the alternative, grammatically correct sentence "The designs of the green and blue tiles on the wall remind people of the sea, while the curved window frames were inspired by ocean waves."
– sumelic
Nov 20 '18 at 3:06