Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Help! verb form in a simple sentence!
Hello, I'm a student studying English in Asia.
I need some help!
Here it is:
John and Mary gets up.
Is this sentence grammatically right?
Here's what I think.
seems it has to be like : John and Mary get up.
because John and Mary are two people. there has to be a plural verb, get.
I heard someone says it has to be "gets up"
it goes: when you use a verb get, it becomes an imperative sentence.
therefore the correct sentece is "John and Mary gets up." if you want a statement.
I understand using 'rock and roll', 'supply and demand', 'peanut butter and jelly'
as a singular noun. Will there be any chance that consider Mary and John as a pack like those?
3-line summary (oops! it's four!)
John and Mary gets up : statement
John and Mary get up : command
John and Mary got up : past tense statement (no doubt about this!)
do these make enough sense?
I need some help!
Here it is:
John and Mary gets up.
Is this sentence grammatically right?
Here's what I think.
seems it has to be like : John and Mary get up.
because John and Mary are two people. there has to be a plural verb, get.
I heard someone says it has to be "gets up"
it goes: when you use a verb get, it becomes an imperative sentence.
therefore the correct sentece is "John and Mary gets up." if you want a statement.
I understand using 'rock and roll', 'supply and demand', 'peanut butter and jelly'
as a singular noun. Will there be any chance that consider Mary and John as a pack like those?
3-line summary (oops! it's four!)
John and Mary gets up : statement
John and Mary get up : command
John and Mary got up : past tense statement (no doubt about this!)
do these make enough sense?
Top answer
Hi, I'm a student studying English in Asia. I need some help! Here it is: John and Mary gets up.
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Hi,
I'm a student studying English in Asia.
I need some help!
Here it is:
John and Mary gets up.
Is this sentence grammatically right? No.
Here's what I think.
seems it has to be like : John and Mary get up.
because John and Mary are two people. there has to be a plural verb, get. Yes.
I heard someone says
I'm a student studying English in Asia.
I need some help!
Here it is:
John and Mary gets up.
Is this sentence grammatically right? No.
Here's what I think.
seems it has to be like : John and Mary get up.
because John and Mary are two people. there has to be a plural verb, get. Yes.
I heard someone says
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John and Mary get up is the correct declarative form, simple present tense.
The imperative is "Get up!" because the understood subject of the sentence is "You."
"Gets" appears only in the third person singular: John gets up. Mary gets up.
The imperative is "Get up!" because the understood subject of the sentence is "You."
"Gets" appears only in the third person singular: John gets up. Mary gets up.
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