we expect every man
to do their best...correct this sentence
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We expect to every man do their best
We expect every man to do their best - correct the sentence
We expect every man to do his best.
۵ More to know about Subject Verb Agreement/Concord -
➢ The first person singular or plural takes a singular verb.
eg:- I like this scenery.
➢ The second person singular takes a singular verb.
eg:- You like this scenery.
➢ The third person plural takes a plural verb.
eg:- They like this scenery.
➢ When we use uncountable noun as the subject of a verb, we use a singular form of verb.
eg:- Fear begins to haunt him. (Fear is uncountable noun)
➢ When we use a singular noun as the subject of a verb, we use a singular verb. Plural noun takes a plural verb.
eg:- The moon was shining in the sky.
➢ When the subject consists of "one of + plural noun", the verb is singular.
eg:- One of the girls was singing.
➢ When a clause or a long group of words in the subject, we have to be careful to make the verb agree with the subject.
eg:- The chairs which I bought yesterday are very costly.
➢ When two or more nouns function as subject, plural verb is used.
eg:- My friend and his father are meeting us tomorrow.
➢ For distances, weight, height or amount of money, we use a singular verb even when the subject is plural.
eg:- Three kilometers is a small distance.
➢ The title of a book, the name of a house or a hotel in plural takes a singular verb.
eg:- "The Arabian Nights" has interesting stories.
➢ Nouns which are plural in form but singular in meaning usually takes a singular verb.
eg:- Mathematics is an easy subject.
NOTE -
There are many such rules but here only some are mentioned.
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