I have a grammar question.?

Question

Should we say "She is a person who constantly STRIVE for success" or "She is a person who constantly STRIVES for success"? Which is correct?

Answer 1

Looking at the structure of the sentence would help you work out questions like this for yourself. The phrase "who constantly [?] for success" modifies the noun "person". So you get to choose between "a person strive" or "a person strives". Easy. "Person" is singular, so a person strives, just like a person sings, walks, sleeps. People (plural) strive, sing, walk, sleep.

(If the sentence read "She is one of those people who always [?] for success", then you have to remember that although "she" is singular, the phrase "who always [?] for success" modifies "people", not "she", so you're choosing between "people strive" and "people strives". Since "people" is plural, it's "people strive".)

It would be even easier if the sentence simply read, "She constantly strives for success", which in my opinion is a better sentence. Then if you isolate the main subject and verb of the sentence you get to choose between "she strive" and "she strives". Even easier.

Answer 2

Strives

Answer 3

Most of these have the right answer, but the explanations are all over the map. First, realize that you are dealing with an issue of subject verb agreement. "Strive" is correct if the subject is plural; "strives" is correct if the subject is singular.

So break it down a bit. The main clause is "She is a person." The rest of the sentence is an adjective clause modifying "person." The subject of the adjective clause is "who," which is a relative pronoun. Relative pronouns are tricky because you can't tell if they are singular or plural out of context. You have to know what the antecedent of the pronoun is (that is, what the pronoun refers to). In this case, "who" refers to "person." The word "person" is singular; therefore, "who" is singular this time, and you need a singular form of the verb: "strives."

Try rewriting the sentence: "They are people who constantly strive for success." This time "who" refers to "people," and since "people" is plural, you need a plural form of the verb: "strive."

Answer 4

Strives is the correct wording to use. An example of using strive would be:

"To strive for success is the best way to achieve."

Answer 5

She strives for success!!!.....

(Here is how I remember it, the "s" in the word is almost like the "is" in a sentence. For instance: She is successful.... so ... she strives for success. (It is used in singular form) As for Plural: They are successful ... so ... They strive for success...

In easier terms: Single form (she, he, the cat, the car, the ball) gets the s on the verb
Plural form (they, cats, cars, balls) goes without the "s” (remember most plural forms will already have the s on the items, see like the cats, cars, balls, hats, men, ext.... which means the verb doesn’t get the “s” seen as the object already carries the “s”)

I hope this will help you!

Answer 6

The correct sentence is "She is a person who constantly STRIVES for success." You would only use "strive" if you were refering to yourself, such as "I constantly strive for success." But since you are refering to another person you would use "strives." Hope that helps!

Answer 7

The correct usage is: "She is a person who contantly STRIVES for success."

Answer 8

you would use STRIVE when referring to urself or plurally, like "i strive for success", "they strive for success", and use STRIVES when referring others, in singular. So on this case it would be SHE STRIVES

Answer 9

You should use:

She is people who constantly STRIVE for success or,
She is a person who constantly STRIVES for success.

Answer 10

The latter sentence of course.