or "Murder and intrigue take him to Mexico for answers. . .
What do you guys think? Is it "takes" or "take" ? Or, can it be both?
Can you site the rules of grammar for your answer?
2007-06-25 08:49:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"take"...when multiple nouns are followed by a verb, the verb is singular. For example, "Ben and Jen go to the store", it's not "Ben and Jen goes to the store." However, when it's singular, it sounds fine, "Ben goes to the store". Since "Murder and intrigue" are multiple nouns, they "take" him to Mexico.
2007-06-30 21:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't site the rules of grammar, but I read more than I should, and a book would say takes. Maybe as ownership. Just guessing, but when I read it for the first time it didn't stop me, and most grammar mistakes do.
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2007-07-01 13:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by Linda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take because "murder and intrigue" is plural so it means that u should not add -s at the last of the word "take"
2007-06-29 10:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by R.C. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take; they take him to Mexico.
2007-06-25 11:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by Tequila 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-02 20:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by Eve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-01 09:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by peaches_bd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-25 09:51:18 · answer #7 · answered by Dawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋