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Originally Posted by Ben_Adam When do the busses run?
I mean, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that ''What runs every hour?'' is incorrect. It's just that that would be more... Well ''common'' question to that sentence. |
It's a great question; it's just not one of the ones Profy provided.
Moreover, notice the grammar isn't all that straightforward here:
Q: What runs? <singlar subject>
A: The busses run. <plural subject>
In order to answer the question correctly, the student needs to know that
what is by default singular in number, which is why it takes a singular verb. It's a fabulous trick question, in a way, because a student might see the singular verb and think the answer too should have a singular subject and verb,
A: A
bus runs every hour.
The above is grammatically correct but semantically incorrect given the statement
the buses run every hour.
Hope that helps.
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