It depends on how you view "progress and development". Both of these are possible:
1. [They] depend on...
2. [It] depends on...
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- 10-May-2008, 07:12 #1
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sentence A society's progress and development depends/depend on its people's human rights' progress and development.
A society's progress and development depends/depend on that of its people's.
I."depends or depend" , which one is right?
II. Both sentences are fine?
Please.
- 10-May-2008, 07:21 #2
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- 10-May-2008, 07:38 #3
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Re: sentence A society's progress and development depend on that of its people's.
Is "that" grammatically right in the sentence? Please.
- 10-May-2008, 07:45 #4
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Re: sentence Progress and development .Here two subjects express one idea.It takes singular verb .
Here "depends" is correct.
- 10-May-2008, 07:49 #5
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Re: sentence Thanks. Do you think "that" used right here?
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Re: sentence ''That of its ''..CORRECT
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