which should you say:
the picture suggest....that he hates himself
or the picture suggests...that he hates himself
2007-09-11 16:43:30 · 11 answers · asked by GangGreen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The subject (picture) and the verb (suggest/suggests) have to agree in number. The third-person singular noun needs a verb with s in the present tense.
The boy swings the bat.
The girl smokes a cigar.
The picture suggests that he hates himself.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-09-11 16:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The picture suggests that he hates himself.
2007-09-11 16:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the picture does suggest that he hates himself, then the picture suggests that he hates himself.
2007-09-11 16:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Ed 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suggests
2007-09-11 16:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by MissyOz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The picture suggests that he hates himself. ---- Is correct.
2007-09-11 16:50:53 · answer #5 · answered by haria 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the picture suggests
2007-09-11 16:46:24 · answer #6 · answered by late.dawns 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why would you want a name like "gang-green"?
The correct grammar is:
1) the picture suggests...that etc.
2) the pictures suggest...that etc.
2007-09-11 16:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suggest, because picture is singular. However, if you said the pictures, with an s, then it would be suggest because the subject is plural. Make sense?
2007-09-11 16:47:45 · answer #8 · answered by Mary D 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You write "The picture suggests" because picture is an "it." Only "he," "she," and "it" take that strange "plural." "I," "you," "we," and "they" would be "suggest," a strange "singular" because all except "I" are plural! If you think grammar is weird, ask your science teacher about quantum (subatomic) physics.
2007-09-11 17:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the second one would be correct for that meaning, but if you change the second part the first one could be correct.
good luck and you are doing well.
2007-09-11 16:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋