The giveaway would be if you dropped the specific names and just asked your question with the word "sites": do: Base/infinitive; used for present tense except with third person singular subjects (other than the singular they, which uses do regardless of whether it's singular or plural)
" Both words mean basically the same thing, because "does" is the third person singular present tense version of "do
Does What Are Do and Does? How Are Do and Does Used? Examples of Do and Does Usage Differences between Do vs
"Does" is simply a different conjugation of the main verb "do
This week we are going to talk about problems with This longer paraphrasing of the sentence makes the role of "the colors" more obvious
It is an auxiliary verb, which is used with the main verb, to form various types of sentences
These helping verbs allow for the indication of actions or states of being without the repetition of the main verb
The rules for making singular verbs plural are: Singular verbs - add -s or -es (he bakes, she walks, Michele washes) Plural verbs - don't add -s or -es (they bake, we walk, the Hamiltons wash) Use singular verbs for third-person nouns and pronouns (he, she, it), as well as collective nouns such as "team" or "family
Both auxiliary verbs are essential for proper grammar in English, and their correct usage depends on the sentence's subject and the desired meaning
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Definition Rules Examples What are singular and plural nouns? Singular nouns denote a single person, place, thing, or idea, whereas a plural noun indicates two or more of the identified noun (s)
And although series is a singular noun whose very meaning implies a plurality ("made a series of mistakes"), it can be pluralized just like any other count noun
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- The word "all" does not have a grammatical number, which means that it does not conflict with either a singular or a plural referent
" When a subject is composed of both plural and singular substantives joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the nearer
The same rule applies for other According to the formal rules of American English grammar, "neither" is a singular conjunction and requires the use of the singular verb form
The awkward case of 'his or her'
You'll often notice this with scientific writing as well as When used alone as a pronoun, each is again singular
"Each of" is generally followed by a singular verb in formal, edited prose
More than one subscriber has written to suggest that in this opening question, the plural verb are should instead be the singular verb is
One of the children has / have brought a tarantula to the picnic
If it's part of a whole, use singular
It is, however, also a collective noun, and these creatures will sometimes find themselves paired with a plural verb, and sometimes with a singular one
The majority of the wine is from Argentina
We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions, and the plural form of the sentence is indicated through the subject, verb usage, and the object
Just because "I live" is the same as "we live," it does not mean that live is a plural form when used with I
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For example, do we say "The family is arriving tomorrow" or "The family…
In informal usage, it may take either a singular or a plural verb ("neither is/are")
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For example, the singular noun dog takes the plural form dogs, as in three dogs
While plethora conveys a plural meaning, it is a grammatically singular word—which makes choosing whether to use a singular or plural verb confusing
However, the first example you have given is most adequate, as it agrees with the singular form of the noun i
A singular noun is a noun that refers to only one person, place, thing, or idea
Below are some examples of how "family" is used: ‘Do’ is used with all plural nouns, in the first person singular, second person singular and plural and third person plural
Use “do” for all other personal pronouns, both singular and plural
They can also replace another verb in a statement where the meaning is obvious
, ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘we’, and ‘they’) as well as first person singular pronoun ‘I’, while ‘Does’ is used exclusively with third
Generally, a singular noun goes with a singular verb that does end in s and a plural noun goes with a plural verb that does not end in s
Compare In general, a plural verb is more common with these nouns in informal situations
It is the subject of the second "are"
The second person {you] is singular because the distributive pronoun [that] is singular
(It often means “not one or the other” in the context of a sentence
The same rule applies for other Plural and singular substantives joined by "or" or "nor
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A majority of the songs feature her on guitar
The third person singular is the exception
That is, these subscribers are convinced that the relative pronoun which is always singular
" Dog, cat, dinosaur, and whale
In informal usage, it may take either a singular or a plural verb (“neither is/are”)
For example, do we say “The family is arriving tomorrow” or “The family…
The awkward case of 'his or her'
In fact, “you” is even more syncretic than that, because it can act as either a subject or an object
When any is used as a pronoun in questions to refer to countable nouns, it can be used with either singular or plural verbs: is any or are any
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When using the phrase "types of" or "kinds of," it often seems appropriate to follow with a singular noun (e