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[Grammar] verb agreement

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jebonfikri

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She and he loves rabbit.
Is it acceptable?
 

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No.

'She and he' = 'they'.

'They love rabbit.'

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OK. Thank you. I got it. There is no "she and he".
 

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OK. Thank you. I got it. There is no "she and he".

What do you mean "There is no "she and he"?"

You can say "She and he" in that sentence, but you must follow it with "love". "She and he" is the equivalent of "they" and therefore takes the third person plural.

Put simply, your sentence should read "She and he love rabbit".
 

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Ouch..I got wrong interpretation with "=". Thank you for your explanation.
 
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