Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
provided that the acquirer respect the current customs
English answer:
respects
Added to glossary by
Dave Calderhead
Mar 30, 2006 20:27
18 yrs ago
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provided that the acquirer respect the current customs
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grammatical question
respect, or respects? My first instinct is to say respect...
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Dave Calderhead
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| 5 +2 | respects |
Andreea Bostan
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Dave Calderhead
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respects
singular respecting to be done
respect is plural in this type of context
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-30 20:33:26 GMT)
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see:
The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the teacher ...The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the
teacher respects the children, the children respect the teacher, and the children respect each other. ...
www.davenport.k12.ia.us/walcott/ directory/The%20classroom%20atmosphere.htm
respect is plural in this type of context
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-30 20:33:26 GMT)
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see:
The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the teacher ...The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the
teacher respects the children, the children respect the teacher, and the children respect each other. ...
www.davenport.k12.ia.us/walcott/ directory/The%20classroom%20atmosphere.htm
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
+2
38 mins
Andreea Bostan
United Kingdom
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respects
If there had been more than one "acquirer" it would have been "respect".
Discussion
I don't know any reason why the conjugation should change for the conditional 'provided that' prefix