[Grammar] Regarding the use of "s"

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Joe333

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Sentence: "This nation never cease(s) to amaze me."

My question: Should the word cease have 's' at its end ?

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Absolutely.

Nation is singular and takes the singular form "ceases."
 

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Thanks Barbara :)
 
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