What Does vs. What Do
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What Does vs. What Do
Should we say, “What does Gloria and I have in common?” or “What do Gloria and I have in common?”
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would say, “Gloria and I does/do have what in common.”
Gloria and I are the subjects so we need a plural verb. Which verb is plural? We would say she does but we would say they do. So do is the plural verb. Therefore, the answer is, “What do Gloria and I have in common?”
Try this example: “What does/do the children look like in their costumes?”
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would say, “The children does/do look like what in their costumes.”
Because children is a plural subject, we again need the plural verb do.
Try this example: “What does/do the coach expect from the team?
Turning the question around, we realize that our subject is coach, which is singular. Therefore, we would say, “What does the coach expect from the team?”
Pop Quiz
1. What does/do she look like without makeup?
2. What does/do you and your husband think of the movie?
3. What does/do the team uniform look like?
4. What does/do the team members think of the new coach?
Pop Quiz Answers
1. What does she look like without makeup?
2. What do you and your husband think of the movie?
3. What does the team uniform look like?
4. What do the team members think of the new coach?
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Would like to know the rules of ‘ does and do’
Example: Question 1. HOw much does it cost?
Question 2. How much does food leave in a pan?
I realise the last question is incorrect but would kindly like to know the rules of when to use Does & Do
Kind regards.
For this case, shouldn’t it be in passive form “how much food is left in the pan?” ?
So it doesn’t require the verb do/does.
Yes, your sentence is correct. Greg’s incorrect sentence is not an example of the use of Does vs. Do.
“Does” is singular.
Example: How much does it cost? It does cost how much.
“It” is the singular subject so “does” follows.
“Do” is plural.
Example: How do camels walk so far without drinking water? Camels do walk so far without drinking water.
“Camels” is the plural subject so “do” follows.
You restrict do and does to singular or plural but what about “Do you want a car?” or “I do my work at night, but she does her work in the morning.” So should I be considering person plus singular or plural. e.g. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person? Your answer will be very helpful for me and thank you. I use your information a lot. Thank you.
The verb do has two forms in the present indicative: does for the third person singular (he, she, and it) and do for the other subject pronouns (I, you, we, they).
But ma’am I heard sometimes people say in movies, It do no harm, He do not know about this so why do they use do with he she or it please can you explain
Characters in movies and fictional characters in books do not always use proper English.
How about in this question, “What does your husband do exactly?”
Husband is singular but the verb used is Do. Is it because of the possessive pronoun Your? Can you provide me with a simple explanation to that?
Thank you.
Verbs may be classified as principal or auxiliary (the latter also called helping verbs). A principal verb is one that can stand alone to express an act or state. An auxiliary verb is used with a principal verb to form a verb phrase that indicates mood, tense, or voice. In the question, “What does your husband do exactly?” do is the main verb and does is the auxiliary. As an auxiliary verb, does in your sentence is followed by the base form of the main verb, which in this case is do.
Captivates or captivate? Orchards is the closest noun to the verb, but it seems like array is the subject and “luscious orchards” is just an additional phrase.
“Our array of luscious orchards captivates you.”
After looking at your examples of subject-verb agreement, it seems that the plural form of the verb is needed, but I just wanted to double check b/c it still does not sound right.
Thanks!
Most of these questions can be answered by remembering to strike out the prepositional phrase. Find the noun the verb agrees with and ignore the prepositional phrase.
Eliminating the prepositional phrase is not advisable in every case. Please see our posts The Wicked Of and More Of.
can i know what should we use after these do or does?
Our array of luscious orchards does captivate you.
Our array of luscious orchards captivates you.
“Array” is the subject and is singular. “Captivates” is also singular because you’d say “he captivates, they captivate.”
Now if we remove array from this example; will the following be correct:
Luscious orchards captivate you.
“Luscious orchards captivate you” works.
However, “Luscious orchards will captivate you” or “Let our luscious orchards captivate you” would be even better.
I always find the case of sports teams interesting. Take the New York Yankees as a great example. Because Yankee is pluralised, people will often use “Do the Yankees” play tonight, when grammatically, it should unquestionable be “Does the Yankees play tonight”. It sounds awkward, but it’s definitely correct! The example I always cite is “Does the orchestra play tonight”, rather than “Do the orchestra play tonight?”
Those are interesting examples of how collective nouns can be considered to be either singular or plural. We consider an orchestra to be a singular unit, but we consider a sports team to be acting as individuals.
In this case, should we use “does” or “do”?
Body movements and posture: Are arms and legs crossed and closed? Are people fidgety or relaxed? DOES/DO their posture indicate interest or boredom?
Use “does.” Turn it around and you have “Posture does indicate …”
If do is plural…..why do we say I will do this and not I does it?
The pronouns I, you, we, and they are always used with the word do. The pronouns he, she, and it are used with does.
What about “Do anyone vs. does anyone (have/know/etc.)”?
Anyone or any one is the subject, but is it then plural subject or…?
And if plural, I guess it is DO.
“Anyone is singular, therefore write “does anyone …”
So … Is anyone plural or singular? And is there a difference if you write anyone or any one?
Anyone is singular. Anyone means “anybody” or “any person,” while any one refers to “any one person” or “any one thing.”
Thank you very much. I like your website.
Can you answer this question.
Which is correct:
(1) What time does the movie start?
(2) What time does the movie starts?
What time does the movie start?
When I say “What do you think?” I interpret “you” to be singular. Why isn’t it “What does you think”?
The word “you” always takes a plural verb.
‘What do I think’ is surely better than ‘what does I think’ right? But this goes agains the rules as I is always singular
Which of these are correct:
Jesus loves me and so does my teachers!
Jesus loves me and so do my teachers!
“Jesus loves me and so do my teachers.”
really ? my teacher = she or he
he
she = does
it
Judy’s sentence used the plural noun teachers, not the singular noun teacher. Therefore, the plural verb form do is correct.
Which is correct “do the special teams even have a coach?” I think it is does
“Do the special teams even have a coach?”
Which is correct “Why do the good die young?” or “Why does the good die young?” I believe it’s the first b/c “the good” is referring to a plural group of people however is it even correct to do this?
You are correct for the correct reason.
What’s the difference between will and would and shall and should?
Because I don’t teach English as a Foreign Language, please use another site, such as The Chicago Manual of Style for this information.
Please tell me which is correct:
What don’t the data tell us?
What doesn’t the data tell us?
“What don’t the data tell us?” is correct if the word data is being used in the plural sense as facts or pieces of information.
“What doesn’t the data tell us?” is correct if the word data is being used in the singular sense as a body of facts.
Data is plural
Datum is singular
That is not necessarily the case. The following usage discussion from Webster’s says it best:
“Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural. It occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.”
Which one is correct:
How much do two bags of apples cost?
How much does two bags of apples cost?
The correct answer is, “How much do two bags of apples cost?” The bags are plural, which means you need a plural form. Perhaps it is easier to understand if you realize that you would say, “Two bags of apples do cost $5.00,” rather than “Two bags of apples does cost $5.00.”
What is correct:
What does each of the details of the passage have in common?
What do each of the details of the passage have in common?
I say does because the subject is each.
You are correct. Since “each” is singular, you would use “does.”
Which is correct:
Do your patients’ blood look like this?
Does your patients’ blood look like this?
According to MS Word the second is correct.
The word “blood” is a mass noun just like “water” and “milk.” These nouns cannot be pluralized so the correct usage would be “Does your patients’ blood look like this?”
what is more correct?
Does your family play tennis?
or
Do your family play tennis?
If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say “Your family does play tennis.” Family is a singular subject; therefore, use the singular verb does.
My question is about how the difference between “and” and “or” figures into this.
I already know the correct form is “Do next Monday and Tuesday work for you?”
However, is it “do” or “does” in front of “…next Monday or Tuesday work for you?”
Thank you.
Rule 1 of Subject and Verb Agreement is: Two singular subjects connected by or or nor require a singular verb. Therefore, “Does next Monday or Tuesday work for you?”
Thanks Jane your explanation is simple and very easy to understand, by the way how about “did” when do we suppose to use it?
The word “did” is the past tense of the verb “do.” The good thing is that it is the same for any subject:
I did
You did
We did
He/She did
They did
I am correcting a published websites grammar and have got a bit confused is it
What problems do the government investigate?
or
What problems does the government investigate?
I would have thought do but just checking! Thanks
The “government” is considered a collective noun, which denotes a unit. AP Stylebook recommends the use of only a singular verb. The Chicago Manual of Style says that these nouns can take either a singular or plural verb, depending on the emphasis. “A singular verb emphasizes the group; a plural verb emphasizes the individual members.” (5.8) In this case, the government is considered a single unit, so “What problems does the government investigate?” would be correct.
i would like to ask you about this.
“Jack blames the teachers for everything”
or
“Jack blame the teachers for everything”
Thank you very much!
Jack blames the teachers for everything.
Could you explain me the differences of do/does in questions with are/is questions? thanks. ^_^
Please give us an example of the kind of question you are asking about.
Please help me resolve a debate between my wife and I (well, in part Microsoft Word and I). Which of the following sentences is correct:
What implications does this have for their communities?
What implications do this have for their communities?
The first seems right to my ears. But isn’t “implications” a plural, thus requiring use of “do?”
The correct sentence would be “What implications does this have for their communities?” The word “implications” is plural, but it is not the subject of the sentence, so the verb does not have to agree with it. If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say, “This does have what implications for their communities?”
Since we are talking about grammar, we also need to point out that your first sentence should read, “Please help me resolve a debate between my wife and me (well, in part Microsoft and me).”
What implications does this have to their communities?
as a rejoinder, I think the questions should be phrased as such:
What implications do these have to their communities? These referring to implications.
Since the author of the original inquiry of August 10, 2011, used the word this, we must infer that he was referring to one factor with implications for the community—the opening of a shopping mall or the closing of a post office, for instance. This or these does not refer to implications but to the factor or factors causing implications.
Thank you Jane for this valuable piece of information…it helped me a lot in understanding the difference between ‘do’ and ‘does’….
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thanks for the info, but still need your help, which is right
Does your parents allows you to join or Do your parents allows you to join?
thanks again
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would say, “Your parents do allow you to join.” Parents is plural, so you use the plural verb do allow, therefore the correct usage is “Do your parents allow you to join?”
what would the correct sentnce.
” other offices does it ” or ”other offices do it”. This has caused an argument btw my wife and myself.
Since offices is a plural subject, you need to use the plural verb do. We’re going to take the liberty of correcting the last part of your comment: “This has caused an argument between my wife and me.”
When did we start using you and me or my wife and me instead of you and I and my wife and I? Thank you
Our blog “I vs. Me” addresses this in detail. The first rule states, “Use one of the subject pronouns when it is the subject of the sentence.” The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. The second rule states, “Use a subject pronoun following state of being verbs such as am, are, is, was, were.” The last rule says, “Use one of the object pronouns when the pronoun is not a subject and it doesn’t follow a state of being verb.” The object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Examples:
You and I need to stay late to finish this project.
Sam brought in a treat for you and me.
My wife and I are going on vacation next week.
Tom gave the tickets to my wife and me.
I’m having a tough time with the use of “do” vs “does” in the possessive “yours”. Do you say “what does yours say?” or “what do yours say?” or would the usage depend on what the “reference” was like “These are my posters. What do yours say?” and “This is my poster. What does yours say?”
Yes, you are correct that the usage depends on whether the subject of the sentence is singular or plural. Your two sentence pairs are correct.
What is correct:
a) Does the trainee understand that anything…?
or
b) Does the trainee understood that anything…?
Since the verb “does” is present tense, you need to match it with the present tense word “understand.” Therefore, a) is correct.
cuando usas How much does y cuando how much do
If the subject noun is singular, “how much does” is used.
Example: How much does one loaf of bread cost?
If the subject noun is plural, “how much do” is used.
Example: How much do two loaves of bread cost?
How do you explain do VS does with relation to “I”. For example, you say “I do” and not “I does” yet I is singular.
Sometimes the correct usage just has to be memorized. The verb do has two forms in the present indicative: does for the third person singular (he, she, and it) and do for the other subject pronouns (I, you, we, they).
It’s crazy, but something that I was so dead certain about only a few minutes ago appears confusing now.
What do the dog and THE cat have in common?
Or
What does the dog and the cat have in common? (this sounds wrong, and I’m sure it is wrong)
Because we’d say ” What does the dog have in common with the cat?”
The “the” would make a difference.
For eg,
The poet and writer has arrived(same person)
The poet and the writer have arrived.
Okay, I think I’ve got this clear, but it’d be nice if you can confirm!
In your first example, there are two subjects, dog and cat. Therefore, use the plural verb do.
What do the dog and the cat have in common?
In the second example, What does the dog have in common with the cat, there is a singular subject, dog. The singular form does is used. If poet and writer describes only one person, then use the singular verb has.
The poet and writer has arrived.
How often (does/do?) hot rock and clouds of smoke pour from volcanoes?
Since there are two subjects in your sentence connected by and (hot rock and clouds of smoke), use the plural form do.
How often do hot rock and clouds of smoke pour from volcanoes?
These days, I see alot of “go green” campaigns in malls. And behind each toilet doors, it says “When the trees disappear, so DO your toilet papers.” It keeps me wondering is it do/does your toilet papers?
If the plural word papers is used, then the plural verb do is correct.
Then how can you explain this to me:
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
(By the way lyrics of ‘Everything she does is magic’ from The Police)
Everything is the subject? I’m confused.
Many songs have bad grammar. The line “Everything she do just turns me on” is an error in subject-verb agreement. In this case, the complete subject is Everything she do. The simple subject is everything, and the verb turns agrees with it, which is fine. The verb do, however, does not agree with she. Therefore, the sentence should be written “Everything she does just turns me on.”
When a subject list is connected by ‘or’, is it a singular or plural subject? I’m sure ‘and’ makes it plural, just not positive about ‘or’. Both ‘do’ and does’ sound right to me in this situation.
Also, if ONE of the items in the list is plural does that make the whole subject plural? This is moot if all lists are plural, just wanted to ask in case they weren’t.
Correct/incorrect?: Do Bob or Betty care?
Correct/incorrect?: Do Bob or the managers care?
So glad you’re out here answering these questions!
Our “Subject and Verb Agreement” section of GrammarBook.com’s grammar rules addresses this issue. Rule 1 says, “Two singular subjects connected by or or nor require a singular verb.” Therefore, “Does Bob or Betty care?”
Rule 4 says, “When a singular subject is connected by or or nor to a plural subject, put the plural subject last and use a plural verb.” Therefore, “Do Bob or the managers care?”
Question: Do Travelers have good life insurance policy? or Does Travelers have good life insurance?
Since Travelers is the name of an insurance company, it is a singular proper noun, not the plural of the word traveler. Therefore, use the singular verb does.
Does Travelers have good life insurance? Or, more properly, “Does Travelers offer a good life insurance policy?”
Q: In the question: “What does it do?” Why do we say do instead of does?
I know that “What does it does” is wrong but I can’t seem to figure out how to explain why.
Verbs may be classified as principal or auxiliary. A principal verb is one that can stand alone to express an act or state. An auxiliary verb is used with a principal verb to form a verb phrase that indicates mood, tense, or voice. In the question, “What does it do?” do is the main verb and does is the auxiliary. As an auxiliary verb, does is followed by the base form of the main verb, which in this case is do.
Your explanations fine. I admire
I have a doubt
Which is right?
When do the children do their home work?
OR
When the children do their home work?
(Is double ‘do’ necessary?
The anrwer i have is “The children do their home work at night”)
You need to add the auxiliary verb do in addition to the main verb do in order to form the question. Also, the word homework is one word.
When do the children do their homework?
Thanks a lot
A teacher (perhaps in a hurry) corrected “when do the children do the homework?” as “when the children do the homework?” for framing a question..
I was sure that the latter would be a subordinate clause, the meaning of which could be completed by addition of a main clause (Example: “When the children do the homework, they are disturbed by radio and TV programmes). Anyhow I had a doubt and your clarifications has given me the right position. Thank you very much.
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Your explanation about the use of ‘does’ and ‘do’ is not correct. The correct explanation is as follows:
Use “Does” if the subject is third-person singular (he, she, it, John, Sally, the cat, etc.). Use “Do” everywhere else. Did for past tense.
Regards.
Your explanation also works. There is nothing “incorrect” about our method.
Which one is correct?
1. What “do” she and her family do on the weekend?
2. What “does” she and her family do on the weekend?
Since there are multiple subjects (she and her family), use the plural form do.
What do she and her family do on the weekend?
I need help with the following:
1. I don’t want to see her fail and don’t know why.
2. I don’t want to see her fail and doesn’t know why.
Can you let me know which one is correct and why? Many thanks.
The first sentence is correct. The subject I agrees with the verb don’t. You would not say “I doesn’t.” You could also write the compound sentence I don’t want to see her fail, and I don’t know why.
which is correct?
What does she want?
or
What does she wants?
This sentence has the auxiliary verb does, so you need to use the verb want.
What does she want?
what about these sentences? i don’t know which one is correct:
a) She does has a fair skin.
b) She does have a fair skin.
c) Does she have a fair skin?
d) Does she has a fair skin?
e) She does drinks a plenty of water.
f) She does drink a plenty of water.
it is true that b, c and f are correct? why?
The word a is unnecessary in all of your sentences. If you omit the word a, then b, c, and f are correct. You used the auxiliary verb does, therefore, you need to use the verbs have and drink.
She does have fair skin.
Does she have fair skin?
She does drink plenty of water.
Which is correct?
He does things strangely
He do things strangely
The things he do are so strange
The things he does are so strange
Thanks.
The singular subject, he, takes the singular verb, does.
He does things strangely.
The things he does are so strange.
Do exercise allow for patients readiness for discharge?
Does exercise allow for patients readiness for discharge?
Which one is correct?
Thanks
Since the word exercise is a singular noun, use the verb does. Also, the word patients’ is a possessive plural noun (readiness of the patients) and requires an apostrophe. Therefore, to be grammatically correct, the sentence would be, “Does exercise allow for patients’ readiness for discharge?” While grammatically correct, this is an odd sentence as the notion that “exercise allows readiness” does not seem to have much meaning. Perhaps you mean something like, “Does exercise hasten patients’ readiness for discharge?” or “Does exercise facilitate patients’ readiness for discharge?”
Which one is correct?Does anyone of you have an account here or does anyone of you has an account.
Neither is correct. Anyone and any one often get confused. Anyone means “anybody.”
Example: Anyone can learn to play the game.
Any one means “any single member of a group of people or things.”
Example: Can any one of you tell me the answer to my question?
You could write any of the following:
Does any one of you have an account here? OR
Does anyone have an account here? OR
Do any of you have an account here?
Do any of your family know about me. or
Does any of your family know about me.
Do any of your friends know about me. or
Does any of your friends know about me.
The word any is an indefinite pronoun. It can be either singular or plural depending on what it is referring to. In your sentences, any refers to family and friends. Family is a collective noun, which in this case is not acting like a single unit (some family members may know you, some may not) and is therefore plural. The word friends is plural. Both words take the plural verb do. Also, your examples are questions and require a question mark at the end.
Do any of your family know about me?
Do any of your friends know about me?
Do or Does yoga and sport psychology concepts effect the cognitive development?
Do or Does??
Thanks.
I am assuming Do since yoga and sport psychology are the subejects…
The subjects of the sentence are yoga and concepts. Sport psychology is a phrasal adjective describing concepts. The rule is to use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and. Also, you need to use the verb affect rather than effect and drop the. Therefore: Do yoga and sport psychology concepts affect cognitive development?
thanks.
Why did we drop the from the question?
The article the is unnecessary in the sentence. Please see our post Definite Ideas About Definite and Indefinite Articles for more information on this topic.
First of all I love all your info. It has been a great help for me. I do have a question on this topic. You have stated that “does” is singular and “do” is for plural. My question is as follows:
Which one is correct?
Who better do the bed? John better do bed!
who better does the bed? John better does the bed!
Thank you.
sorry I did not proofread Jane. I meant to say
Who better do the bed? John better do the bed!
who better does the bed? John better does the bed!
I would not recommend use of the word better without using had in formal writing, even though Merriam Webster’s Dictionary recognizes it as such (had betterbetter hurry> ). Also, the word make is a better verb choice than do when referring to preparing a bed. We recommend rewording to the following:
Who had better make the bed? John had better make the bed. OR
Who should make the bed? John should make the bed.
Regarding the verb do, when it is used with an auxiliary, the following is correct:
Who had better do the dishes? John had better do the dishes.
Without the auxiliary verb:
Who does the dishes today? John does the dishes today.
Am confused about ‘What does/do your friends do at weekends’ – I know friends are plural but since there are two ‘dos’ do they both relate to friends or ?
Yes, they both relate to friends. Also, we recommend the phrase on weekends instead of at weekends. Since it is a question, a question mark is required at the end.
What do your friends do on weekends? OR
Your friends do what on weekends?
Oh wait, I can find the answer to my question by applying another comment above based on the third person singular. Very helpful
We are glad you found your answer by looking back through the previous comments.
Aside from computer courses, what courses do/does Harvard University offer/offers?
do/does?
offer/offers?
thanks!
The subject Harvard University is singular, and you would use the singular form does offer in the following example:
Harvard University does offer computer courses.
Aside from computer courses, what courses does Harvard University offer?
i´m a little bit confused with this sentence, so i need your help please.
is it correct to say “These little details does not go unnoticeable”?
i thought the right way to say it was ” these little details do not go ….”
Since the subject is the plural noun details, use the plural verb do. Also, you need to use the adjective unnoticed meaning “without being noticed,” rather than unnoticeable, which means “not easily seen.”
These little details do not go unnoticed.
What about the usage of Do and Does with I? Please quote some examples.
The pronouns I, you, we, and they are always used with the word do. The pronouns he, she, and it are used with does. Examples:
I do think it might rain tomorrow.
You do not have enough gasoline.
We do not want to attend the concert.
They do like yoga.
She does not drive at night.
He does enjoy playing golf.
It does not need to be painted yet.
Should we write:
(1) Which of these bands do your weekly allowance fall into?
(2) Which of these bands does your weekly allowance fall into?
I think it is (2) but would appreciate your advice. Thanks so much!
You are correct. The subject of the sentence is allowance, so the verb must agree with that word. If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say, “Your weekly allowance does fall into which of these bands?”
Which one is right?
do he still writes PANQUIN ?
Or
does he still writes PANQUIN ?
Use the singular verb does with the singular pronoun he. Also, do not use all capital letters in formal writing. Assuming that Panquin is the name of a person, the sentence should be:
Does he still write to Panquin?
First of all I would like to thank you for providing such a valuable information.. I’ve also noticed that you have been answering all our queries since last three years.. It really helped me to understand the use of “do and does” . All I wanted to know is, how can I improve my grammar as well as speaking power ??
Pardon me for the grammatical error. :-)
Thank you for your kind words. We’ve actually been answering readers’ inquiries for almost six years. You are already on the right track to improving your language skills by visiting our website. To improve your grammar and punctuation skills, we recommend reviewing all of the rules and taking the online quizzes. Then read the blogs as well as the questions and answers that go with them. You may also wish to take an English class offered in your community or at a local college.
I always confuse when a sentence starts with “does”, the verb always follows with plural or single. Thank you.
“does she likes me”
or does she like me.
does he play basketball
or does he plays basketball
Does is an auxiliary verb that is used with the principal verb to form a verb phrase. It does not matter whether does comes at the beginning of the sentence or not. If you turn the question around to form a statement, you would say “She does like me,” or “He does play basketball.”
Therefore:
Does she like me?
Does he play basketball?
Perhaps you are confusing the verb forms for the situations where the word does is or is not present at all. For comparison:
“She does like me.” vs. “She likes me.”
“He does play basketball.” vs. “He plays basketball.”
Which is correct? The media does not always follow his advice, or the media do not always his advice?
Both The Chicago Manual of Style and The AP Stylebook consider the word media plural.
The media do not always follow his advice.
my question is out of topic, but i’m wondering if you can help me explaining why “almost forgot” should be used instead of “almost forget”?
i was really impressed on how you were able to explain the use of do/does. i would really appreciate it if you can help me
The word almost is of secondary importance. Forget is present tense and forgot is past tense. For example, When I left my house, I almost forgot my keys. Using the word forget with almost is going to occur more rarely, but, for example, you could use the term if you were asking the question, Did you almost forget your keys?
Always amusing when people make a big to-do over usage.
I was quite clear on the rules of do/does. However, I saw an English expert quote at some website:
“if you observe this language it take its own form, if that language is widely used and so does the grammar rules.”
– now “grammar rules” is plural then why the expert has not used “do”.
Is the expert wrong here?
Your comment is highly appreciated.
There are other problems with that sentence but that may be due to typos. Let’s focus on your question. You are correct that the verb in the second part of the sentence should be do instead of does to agree with the noun rules.
“What kind of books do Patrick need to bring?”
“What kind of books does Patrick need to bring?”
If you turn the sentence around to place the subject first, you would say, “Patrick does need to bring what kind of books?” The subject Patrick is singular, so you need the singular verb does.
What kind of books does Patrick need to bring?
Which is correct?
If your dinner or drink does not come, contact the waiter.
If your dinner or drink do not come, contact the waiter.
Our Rule 1 of Subject and Verb Agreement says, “Two singular subjects connected by or or nor require a singular verb.” Therefore, write “If your dinner or drink does not come, contact the waiter.”
This came up in a conversation I had last night. Which is correct in this case?
She better do it.
She better does it.
I’m wondering if there is an even better way to phrase this, like “She had better do it.” Or “She had better complete it.” omitting do or does.
Thanks
In formal writing, using the auxiliary verb had with better in a sentence such as this is preferred. Regarding the verb do, when it is used with an auxiliary, the following is correct:
She had better do it.
I would like to know what to use in this sentense and why
Do/does her parents know about it?
Since the word parents is plural, use the plural verb do.
Do her parents know about it?
which one is correct:
i don’t know. doesn’t even want to know.
or
i don’t know. don’t even want to know.
please let me know the correct sentence.
Formal writing:
I do not know and do not even want to know. OR
I do not know. I do not even want to know.
Informal or spoken:
I don’t know and don’t even want to know. OR
I don’t know. I don’t even want to know.
Which one is correct.
What do these dogs do on the farm?
what do these dogs does on the farm?
Since the noun dogs is plural, the verb must also be plural. The plural form is do.
What do these dogs do on the farm?
I’m hoping you can answer my question. Which is correct…
What does water and EcoStruxure have in common?
or
What do water and EcoStruxure have in common?
Since you have two subjects, use the plural verb do.
What do water and EcoStruxure have in common?
How would I explain “do vs does” in this example;
What does your girlfriend do exactly?
Verbs may be classified as principal or auxiliary. A principal verb is one that can stand alone to express an act or state. An auxiliary verb is used with a principal verb to form a verb phrase that indicates mood, tense, or voice. In the question, “What does your girlfriend do?” do is the main verb and does is the auxiliary. If you turn the question around and say, “Your girlfriend does do what?” you will notice that does acts as an auxiliary. As an auxiliary verb, do or does is always followed by the base form of the main verb, which in this case is do.
It should be recognized up front that the administration and School Board does not recommend early admission.
Would I use do or does?
Thanks.
Our Rule 6 of Subject and Verb Agreement says, “As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and.” The plural form for the auxiliary verb in this case is do. Also, The Chicago Manual of Style’s Rule 8.62 states, “The full names of administrative bodies are capitalized. Adjectives derived from them are usually lowercased, as are many of the generic names for such bodies when used alone…
the Illinois State Board of Education; the board of education
the Ithaca City School District; the school district; the district”
It should be recognized up front that the administration and school board do not recommend early admission.
Is this right..
I don’t know about her
I don’t see any fees
I still confuse with do/does. If I read the theory the right sentences are
I doesn’t know about her
I doesn’t see any fees
How?
The word don’t is a contraction for do not. Doesn’t is a contraction for does not.The pronouns I, you, we, and they are always used with the word do. The pronouns he, she, and it are used with does. Therefore, write the following:
I don’t know about her.
I don’t see any fees.
Which one is correct?
Do not exist.
Does not exist.
and
It do not exist
It does not exist.
Your first two examples can both be correct depending on whether the subject of the sentence is singular or plural. Examples:
Unicorns do not exist.
A purple zebra does not exist.
Since the subject of your last sentence is the singular pronoun it, the correct verb is does.
It does not exist.
Do not exist.
Does not exist.
Both will be correct in different situations, as said above. This is true even if the subjects are left implied in the sentences?
Your examples are not grammatically correct because they require stated, not implied, subjects, such as “Unicorns” or “A purple zebra.”
1- i don’t know what does she do
2- i don’t know what she does
thanks
Your sentences could both be correct with the proper punctuation. The first example is correct as two closely linked sentences using a semicolon.
I don’t know; what does she do?
The second sentence is correct as a statement with a period at the end.
I don’t know what she does.
Sorry? can you help me?
which sentence is correct:
Who do comes here at morning
who does comes here in the morning
The words do and does are unnecessary in your sentences. Also, the term is “in the morning” rather than “at morning.”
Who comes here in the morning?
oh without -s in verbs
Not all verbs are written without an s. A verb must agree with the subject. Generally, a singular noun goes with a singular verb that does end in s and a plural noun goes with a plural verb that does not end in s. However, the verb do has two forms in the present indicative: does for the third person singular (he, she, and it) and do for the other subject pronouns (I, you, we, they).
which one is correct?
Tina and Mike don’t play tennis.
Tina and mike doesn’t play tennis.
Since you have two subjects in your sentence, Tina and Mike, you need the plural form do not. The contraction for do not is don’t.
Tina and Mike do not play tennis. OR
Tina and Mike don’t play tennis.
Since its plural i believe it would be Tina and Mike don’t play tennis.Will the same be applicable when you ask a question ?
Does John and Natasha watch movies on weekends?
Do John and Natasha watch movies on weekends?
You are right that don’t is correct. Yes, the same is true for a question.
Do John and Natasha watch movies on weekends?
I have a question.
Does Linda and her friend or Do Linda and her friend?
I know the rule says it’s ‘do’, yet the former sounds more right. Is there a rule about named subjects vs unnamed? Like, when we say Do name and name, we mean two people doing together and when we say Does name and noname, then we mean that the person with a name does something with the person with no name?
It does not matter whether the subjects are named or unnamed, if there are two subjects the verb must be plural. There is not a specific rule for unnamed subjects.
Do Linda and her friend want to join us for dinner?
Do Linda and Sandy want to join us for dinner?
Do you and she want to join us for dinner?
in the sentence ” When does your family have dinner together?” why do we use does instead of do? isnt do the proper word to use for the pronoun “they”
The word family is a collective noun that is used as a singular unit in your sentence. It requires the singular form does.
I’ve a question.
in comments, my friend asked me “your teddy loves me, but what about Luciano (me)”
so, can I reply in that way?
“So Does He” ?
or there should be something else?
thanks.
If you want to answer by referring to yourself in the third person, you could also reply by saying, “He does too.” Otherwise you could say, “I do too,” or “So do I.”
Great page for a foreigner learning english.
Why don’t/doesn’t my chest and biceps grow with the same apparent ease as my stomach?
Doesn’t sound better, but don’t seem to be correct. What do you think?
We are glad you find our website helpful. Your sentence has two subjects, chest and biceps. The contraction don’t is a shortened form for do not, and the contraction doesn’t means does not. If you make your question a statement, you would say “My chest and biceps don’t (do not) grow with the same apparent ease as my stomach.” Therefore, the same is true of your question.
I’m trying to figure out which of these two sentences is correct. The “yours” refers to someone’s individual rate rather than multiple rates.
“If our rates go up, yours does too.” or “If our rates go up, yours do too.”
Any advice? Appreciate any insight you can give.
Thanks!
The subject of your sentence is rates. You need the plural verb do to agree with the plural noun rates. Since you would say “Your rates do go up,” the correct word to use is do.
“If our rates go up, yours do too.”
Which Holidays does the employer recognize?
Which Holidays do the employer recognize?
Which one??
If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say “The employer does recognize which holidays?” The word holidays should not be capitalized.
Which holidays does the employer recognize?
Which is correct here?
“Which Estimates do/does the Investment Community rely on.”
Tricky one for me. appreciate feedback!
The correct choice is does. If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say “The investment community does rely on which estimates?” Note that estimates and investment community are not capitalized and there is a question mark at the end of the sentence.
Which estimates does the investment community rely on?
Thanks for your lessons. I would like to ask which is correct in an exam hall.
Who has a pen? Or
Who have a pen?
But I guess it’s the first one because of its singular subject.
Thanks
The word who is most likely a singular interrogative pronoun in your sentence. Most of the time (but not always), we use the third person singular form has when asking a question with who.
Please,which one is correct and why?
I thought I knew him OR
I think I know him.
Thanks.
Both sentences are grammatically correct. “I thought I knew him” is correct when referring to a past tense event. “I think I know him” is correct in the present tense.
an English teacher taught Thai students this
Where do you go for this weekend ? / Where do you go for the weekend ?
Is this correct?
How about ,,, Where are you going for the weekend?
Thanks !
The following sentences are grammatically correct, but they mean different things:
Where do you go for the weekend? (This means: Where do you usually go on a typical weekend?)
Where are you going for the weekend? (This means: Where do you intend to go for this upcoming weekend?)
Rather than writing “Where do you go for this weekend?” it would be better to write “Where will you go this weekend?” or “Where are you going this weekend?”
Please help my marriage by settling this dispute between my husband and myself. I am reading a book by Gregg Braden and a sentence reads:
The increase in the brain capacity of modern humans is one of the anomalies that don’t fit well into the template of evolutionary theory.
The subject that “don’t” modifies is “one” I believe, so shouldn’t it be “doesn’t” since it is singular?
We understand how a tricky sentence like that one can lead to disputes. In situations like this, you must look closely at what the sentence really means. We find it helpful to rearrange the sentence:
Of the anomalies that don’t/doesn’t fit well into the template of evolutionary theory, the increase in the brain capacity of modern humans is one. We can see from this that the verb must agree with the plural noun “anomalies.” Therefore “don’t” is correct.
which is correct?
what does she do after doing her homework? or what does she do after she does her homework?
thanks…
Both sentences are correct as long as the first letter in each sentence is capitalized.
Thank you for a great site! My question may have been answered before, but I could not find it.
What is the correct form?
(context: the boss had given instructions, the workers…
– They did what he wanted
or
– They did as he wanted
considering that they acted upon what he had told them to do, both the way they did it, and the things they did.
It seems that a better choice of wording here might be “They did what he asked.” If you insist on using the word wanted, use the word what. “What he wanted” implies “that which he wanted.” To be completely clear, you could write the following:
They did what he asked them to do. OR
They did what he wanted them to do.
Please which one is correct.
When will John come out and speak the truth? OR
When will John comes out and speak the truth?
Thanks.
Your sentence contains the auxiliary verb will. With the auxiliary verb, use the base form of the verb come.
When will John come out and speak the truth?
What about this?
How does your grandma & mom make coffee?
Something doesn’t sound right. Hmmm. I wonder what the proper way to write this would be?
Your sentence has two subjects, “grandma” and “mom.” The verb must be plural. The correct verb choice is do. Also, an ampersand is not recommended in formal writing.
How do your grandma and mom make coffee?
I’m a bit confused;So if I asked,
‘What does Anna, Bella, Catherine and Delia have in common?’
…would I be grammatically correct?
Or is it ‘What do Anna, Bella, Catherine and Delia have in common?’
Thank you for your time!
Your sentence has four subjects. Therefore, the verb must be plural. The correct verb choice is do.
I’ve been arguing with my teacher about a this. could you try and clarify it for us.
“Do the prime minister and her husband arrive together?”
I’m saying that there must be missing a word in front of “do” or that it should be a does.
regards
Since the sentence has two subjects, the auxiliary verb do is correct, and there is no missing word in a question like this. If you turn the question around to make a statement, it would read “The prime minister and her husband do arrive together.”
In the sentence “How long does it take you?”, how come ‘does’ is used with ‘you’ when plural form of the verb is always used with ‘you’?
In this sentence, “it” is the subject of “does take” and “you” is an object.
do our mother cook?
or
does our mother cook?
i guess it should be the second one but need to clarify with it.
thanks
The auxiliary verb does is correct in your sentence. If you turn the question around to make a statement, it reads “Our mother does cook.” The first word in the sentence should be capitalized.
Which is the correct sentence
who don’t want to study or
who doesn’t want to study
Since there are no capital letters at the beginning or punctuation at the end, we assume these are clauses, not sentences. The word who may be singular or plural, depending on the person or persons it refers to. Therefore, both of your clauses could be correct.
If you really mean sentence, then only “Who doesn’t want to study?” can be a correct sentence.
Can you please tell me if I would use do or does in this sentence? Why do/does Mary’s doctors give her that medicine?
Thank you.
The auxiliary verb do is correct since it agrees with the plural subject “doctors.”
Please which one is correct? No Arsenal players have ever tweeted he won a trophy. OR. No Arsenal player has ever tweeted he won a trophy.
Assuming you are speaking about a men’s team, you could write “No Arsenal player has ever tweeted he won a trophy.”
Please tell me if i’m right!
What does a butterfly eat?
Where do butterflies come from?
Both sentences are correct.
Which is correct?
Do your company pay workers by the hour?
Does your company pay workers by the hour?
The auxiliary verb does is correct since it agrees with the singular subject “company.”
Could you please elaborate more on why do people use article ‘An’ for words starting with ‘H’. Thanks
The only time the article an is used before a word starting with the letter “H” is when the “H” is not pronounced, such as “an herb” or “an hour.” If the “H” is pronounced, the article a is used, such as “a horse” or “a hotel.”
Are the following sentences correct? Who has not gotten his/her book? I hope everyone has a gift. Who has a pen?
Yes, they are correct, but we strongly discourage using the slash in most cases. Make it “his or her book.”
Could you please explain the following. Lend Vs Borrow. Lender Vs Borrower.
Lend and borrow are verbs. Lend means “to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned.” The definition of borrow is “to take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a period of time before returning it.” Lender and borrower are nouns meaning “one who lends” and “one who borrows.”
Is this statement correct? He does what he does best.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
Hey I have a quick question. When comparing two things and what they have in common, would it be proper to say:
1) What does a penguin and a chicken have in common?
or:
2) What do a penguin and a chicken have in common?
The verb do is correct since your sentence has two subjects.
Do I use
a) Where does all the poison go?
or
b) Where do all the poison go?
My line of thinking:
‘All’ is innumerable and ‘poison’ intangible (because I’m using it as a metaphor, somewhat).
Hence the confusion.
Thanks in advance!
*Reading the comments, I’m inclined to think ‘does’ is correct. Am I wrong?
With words that indicate portions, e.g., a lot, a majority, some, all, we are guided by the noun after of. If the noun after of is singular, use a singular verb. If it is plural, use a plural verb.
In the sentence “Where does all [of] the poison go?” the noun poison is singular. Therefore use the singular verb does.
I want to ask how to use the phrase “What…is that…”. I find it a bit difficult to make such sentences.
Such as:What annoys me about Lily is that she is always late.
Your sentence is grammatically correct.
Please help.
How do I structure these questions?
1. “Does the Mining Act have retrospective effect?” OR “Do the Mining Act have retrospective effect?”
2. “Do the State owe any obligation to the Claimants?” or “Does the State owe any obligation to the Claimants?”
Been sticking to the singular “does” for days but need confirmation!
Use the singular verb does with the singular subjects in both sentences. Also, you may wish to examine whether it is correct to say “retrospective effect” or “a retroactive effect.”
what about “the dos and don’ts” of …
I always see it spelled Do’s but it seems “do” is plural and shouldn’t have an apostrophe.
thanks!
As we stated in our blog Apostrophes: Not Always Possessive, “Making words plural with ’s is usually a big mistake, but some writers, as a courtesy to readers, will add ’s to words that don’t ordinarily become plural, as in no if’s, and’s, or but’s, or here are some do’s and don’t’s.”
Should we say : The talented student always ask questions OR The talented student always asks questions?
See our blog When to Add s to a Verb for our response.
If I was to say. my friends do not believe in global warming or my friends does not believe in global warming What is the answer thank you
As explained in the blog, because friends is a plural subject, use the plural verb.
How should I ask the following:
What standards do/does your program utilize?
Thanks!
The subject of your sentence is the singular noun program. Therefore, use the singular verb does.
I am writing a thank you note for a job interview. My questionable sentence is, “It was a pleasure to learn about the valuable behind-the-scenes work that you and your team do at XYZ Company.”
The “…you and your team do” is throwing me off.
Thank you very much!
Your sentence is fine.
I have a question for you:
Which of the following sentences is correct?
“What do this man and these men have in common?”
OR
“What does this man and these men have in common?”
Use the plural verb do have because the subject (“this man and these men”) is plural.
I have some problems with creating English questions, referring to do/does/did. So, why we use sometimes these 3 forms, and why we dont sometimes use these. It has sth. to do with object and subject.
e.g. -> How many people came to the party?
and -> How many people did you see?
Can someone explain it to me, thanks!
Choosing the correct verb depends on whether the sentence is present or past tense. Also, the verb must agree with the subject. Use do and does for present tense, use did for past tense. Use do with a plural noun and the pronouns I, you, we, and they. Use does with a singular noun and the pronouns he, she, and it. In your example, if you turn the question around you have “You did see how many people?”
Here are some examples of present and past tense:
Brandon does play soccer. Brandon did play soccer.
He does play soccer. He did play soccer.
She does play soccer. She did play soccer.
I do play soccer. I did play soccer.
You do play soccer. You did play soccer.
We do play soccer. We did play soccer.
They do play soccer. They did play soccer.
I am really confused in using the word “do and does” with I and you”, and I and you refer to single person, and according to present indefinite tense, we should use “Does” with “I and You”(as are single persons), instead of “Do”
Please give a comprehensive answer.
Thanks!
As we responded to Sreehari on July 10, 2012:
The pronouns I, you, we, and they are always used with the word do. The pronouns he, she, and it are used with does. Examples:
I do think it might rain tomorrow.
You do not have enough gasoline.
We do not want to attend the concert.
They do like yoga.
She does not drive at night.
He does enjoy playing golf.
It does not need to be painted yet.
Grammarbook:
With regard to “does” versus “do”, could you tell me whether the following sentence is correct?
Does policy and procedure require that if an employee works at two companies, the employee receives two paychecks?
My belief is that the sentence is incorrect and should read, “Do policy and procedure require…” because the subject (i.e, policy and procedure) is plural.
If you could let me know your thoughts I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
We agree with you.
Does or Do
You will never be able to wrap your head around whatever he says and does.
or
You will never be able to wrap your head around whatever he say and do.
The verbs must agree with the pronoun he. The singular verbs says and does are correct. More information about singular and plural verbs can be found in our blog When to Add s to a Verb .
Which one is correct?
What does your father and mother do?
OR
What do your father and mother do?
Since your sentence has two subjects, use the plural verb do.
Please explain what is the guiding rule when we write:
DID YOU BOOK YOUR TICKET (YET)?
My husband insists it should be – DO YOU BOOK YOUR TICKET? because the person might not have booked the ticket yet.
I think if it is about a habitual action (or something that will not become past tense), we use DO. Ex. DO YOU EAT CEREALS? But if it is about a one-time action, I should use DID.
The word did indicates past tense, whereas do implies present tense or something that is ongoing. Therefore, “Did you book your ticket?” is correct.
what should i use for the word ‘your’? Do or does?
The word your is a possessive pronoun and is usually followed by a noun. If the noun is singular, use does. Plural nouns use the verb do.
Examples:
Your brother does enjoy swimming.
Your brothers do enjoy swimming.
Which ones are correct?
Andrew has a place in her heart, as do Timothy.
Andrew has a place in her heart, as does Timothy.
Chocolate has a place in her heart, as do sugary candies.
Chocolate has a place in her heart, as does sugary candies.
Thank you.
The singular verb does agrees with the word Timothy and the plural verb do agrees with the word candies.
Is it okay to use does with went? Like “Does he went home?” instead of “Did he go home?”
The past tense verb went should not be used with does. “Did he go home?” is correct.
IS it: Do ‘or’ Does Tim and Sally ride their bikes to school?
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would say, “Tim and Sally do ride their bikes to school.”
Because your sentence has a plural subject, Tim and Sally, the plural verb do is used.
Do Tim and Sally ride their bikes to school?
which one is correct?
what all do the clouds do?
OR
what do all the clouds do?
Thanks !
Both sentences could be correct. What do all the clouds do? is a straightforward question about clouds. The informal expression “what all” in What all do the clouds do? is common in the Southern United States. “What all” refers to something in all its ramifications. The sentence roughly means “Give me a full explanation of what the clouds do.”
how do we recognise noun in a sentence? Is subject always a noun?
Which statement is correct?
She doesn’t uses or
she doesn’t use
please reply
regards!
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. A subject is always a noun or pronoun. The phrase “she doesn’t use” is grammatically correct.
I need a help from you..please make me clear the phrases and clauses
and
difference between
waiting and awaiting
wake and awake
rise and arise
i’m waiting for your reply
reply soon
Please see the Clauses and Phrases section under the Grammar Rules tab on our website. This section defines these two words and gives examples.
There are many differences between the words you are asking about. Rather than provide you with simplified answers, we recommend that you visit the online version of Merriam Webster Learner’s Dictionary (https://www.learnersdictionary.com/) and type in each word for a comprehensive explanation. Also, doing an online search of “waiting vs. awaiting,” “wake vs. awake,” and “rise vs. arise” will provide you with some websites that discuss the differences in detail.
please help, is it always correct to say sth like:
Who plays the pianno? They do it
My question is, does the interrogative pronoun WHO always take third person singular form regardless of the answer? Are there any circumstances under which this pronoun as a subject-question could take the plural form?
e.g: Who play the pianno? they do it
Thx in advance
The interrogative pronoun who can be plural. Examples:
Who are your new friends?
Who are the main characters in Star Wars?
Who plays the piano? They do.
Is it:
What do the class think of the new teacher?
or
What does the class think of the new teacher?
My english teacher says do because it’s plural. But that just doesn’t sound right.
Your teacher has a point. The word class is a collective noun that can be singular or plural, depending on whether it is acting as a unit or emphasizing the individuals. In your sentence, the word class could be interpreted as emphasizing the individuals. Therefore the plural verb do is acceptable. We agree with you that the sentence is awkward. It might be better written “What do the class members think of the new teacher?” Our post Subject and Verb Agreement with Collective Nouns has more information.
please help me.should i write that race or nationality does not play an essential role in presenting human’s identity,or
race or nationality do not….
Our Rule 2 of Subject-Verb Agreement says, “Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.” We recommend adding the article a before the word human’s.
Therefore, write “Race or nationality does not play an essential role in presenting a human’s identity.”
Taking it a step further, why wouldn’t it be:
“Neither race nor nationality plays an essential role in presenting a human’s identity.” ?
Our sentence of May 2, 2016, and your sentence are both grammatically correct.
Here’s a fun one:
(1) What color does red and blue make?
(2) What color do red and blue make?
The plural subjects are red and blue. Therefore, do is correct.
In asking question, please which is correct? Does she have or does she has?
Use the verb have with the auxiliary does.
‘does anybody have’ or ‘does anybody has’?
please tell the reason also
Write “does anybody have.”
The verb have is used in conjunction with the helping verb does. When the helping verb is used, the word have does not change no matter what the subject is.
will it be like…then do you have any reason why we may bot talk ,, or does as reason is singular do in that case it should be does?
The verb do agrees with the subject you. The word reason is a direct object.
I have people arguing with me on this statement
Can you please help
I say this is correct
How does the changes in the ISAE 3000 impact the Attorneys’ Trust Account Probe Template?
everyone argues and says it is do
8 different sites says it is does, Grammarly says it is do, which is correct?
The subject of the sentence is the plural noun changes. Therefore, the verb must be plural. As the post states, do is the plural form of the verb.
Please help.
Do/Does either of you have a pen?
While the rule states that the third person singular should be used, the fact that the people are being addressed directly (you) makes me want to use ‘do’.
Does is correct.
What is correction among this questions ?
How Does music make you feel ?
How do music make you feel
Does is correct, however the word should not be capitalized. You also have an extra space before your question mark.
How does music make you feel?
Does Jess and Tess have pets?
Or
Do Jess and Tess have pets?
I totally understand that does is for singular but they “Jess and Tess” are two individuals. It’s kinda tricky. “Does” sounds right to me though. But is “Do” the right answer?
The plural verb do is correct. If you turn the sentence around, you would not say, “Jess and Tess does have pets.”
“What time does the shops close?” or “What time do the shops close?”
Since you are referring to more than one shop, use the plural verb do.
Please which of these questions is correct?
1. Does Hulda knows?
2. Does Hulda know??
If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say, “Hulda does know.” Therefore, write “Does Hulda know?”
please do me a favor and advise me which sentence is correct:
what do we do at school?
what we do at school?
thank you very much.
Remember to capitalize the first word of a sentence. If you’re asking a question, What do we do at school? is correct.
does Mary and Jean talk swedish?
or
do Mary and jean talk swedish
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would have, “Mary and Jean do/does talk Swedish.”
Mary and Jean are the subjects so use the plural verb do. Note that the first word of a sentence and proper nouns are capitalized.
Do Mary and Jean talk Swedish?
Is this sentence correct by stating “do not require” vs “does not require”
Metal framing channel systems used for conduit/raceway or other equipment support do not require additional bonding jumpers between individual assembly components.
The subject of the sentence is the plural noun systems. Therefore, the plural verb do is correct.
Should I use DO or DOES in this sentence:
There are some things you do that DO/DOES annoy me.
Thank you in advance.
The plural noun things agrees with the plural verb do; however, it is not necessary to repeat the word do in your sentence. You could simplify by writing “There are some things you do that annoy me.”
Could you help me clear my doubt on this?
What we perceive with our eyes and interpret with our minds do/does not necessarily …
The singular pronoun what agrees with the singular verb does.
1-we know that “I” is singular and “He” is also singular, but why we use “Do” with “I” and “Does” with “He”?
2- Why do we use “have” with “I”, however we know that “I” is singular and with Singular we use”has”?
That’s simply how the verbs do and have are conjugated in English.
Help me with this grammatical construction
1. He has to sign before he leaves
Or
He has to sign before he leave
As noted in our post When to Add s to a Verb, the word he is a third-person singular pronoun; therefore, there is an s added to the verb.
He has to sign before he leaves.
Which is correct?
When she does her own
When she do her own
Our post When to Add s to a Verb explains that verbs with a third-person singular noun or pronoun (such as she) as a subject have an added s (or es) on the end. Therefore, does is correct.
I have a question. Which of these sentences are correct according to the English rule? Do your sister speak English? or Does your sister speak English?
If you turn the question around to place the subject first, you would say “Your sister does speak English.” Sister is a singular subject; therefore, use the singular verb does. See our post When to Add s to a Verb for more information.
Are these sentences correct?
What does my friend expect from me?
What does her mother expect from her children?
What does her mother expect from her daughter?
What do your friend expect you to do?
What does her mother expect her to do?
The following are grammatically correct:
What does my friend expect from me?
What does her mother expect from her children?
What does her mother expect from her daughter?
What does her mother expect her to do?
We recommend the following changes to the other sentence:
What does your friend expect you to do? OR What do your friends expect you to do?
Which one of these sentences is correct? Does your father play tennis on holidays?
Or
Does your father play tennis on holiday?
Either term can be correct. In American English, the plural noun holidays is grammatically correct. A holiday is a specifically designated day such as New Year’s Day or Presidents’ Day.
The term on holiday is used in British English to refer to a time away for relaxation or recreation.
Do I use does or do?
It is you or your company does or do…
We are unable to understand your intent, so we will take the liberty of rewriting your sentence as a question: Is it you or your company that …?
Our Rule 3 of Subject-Verb Agreement is “The verb in an or, either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it.” Since company is a singular noun, use the singular verb does:
Is it you or your company that does [plumbing repairs]?
What do we use in these blanks (do or does)?
1) ____ Sana and Sara walk together to school?
2) Tariq and Aman _____ clean their room every day.
Since both sentences have plural subjects, use the plural verb do. See our post When to Add s to a Verb for more information.
Today I had a discussion with a non-native English teacher at my son’s school. The topic of the lesson was the auxiliary verbs do and does. The teacher wrote some questions on the whiteboard that students had to copy in their notebooks and answer for homework. The question was, the teacher wrote, ”What does your mother work?” As I never heard such a question, I asked the teacher why she didn’t write “What does your mother DO FOR work?” instead. She said because in English it is correct to say it like that! I wasn’t sure about her answer. So, I would like to know your opinion, please. Thanks a lot for your kind answer.
We agree that “What does your mother work?” is grammatically incorrect. Your sentence or “Where does your mother work?” would be better choices.
What do Business Cards & Stationery, Print Design, and Social Media Kit include?
What does Business Cards & Stationery, Print Design, and Social Media Kit include?
Which is correct?
Your sentence contains multiple subjects; therefore, use the plural verb do.
Not only she but also him …. the homework.
Does or do?
You correctly used the subject pronoun “she” as the subject of the sentence; therefore, you need to be consistent: Not only she, but also he does the homework.
May the word “do” be omitted when asking a question to provide emphasis?
(Do) YOU watch television?
While asking “You watch television?” in an informal conversation might be acceptable, in formal writing we typically would not omit the Do. The difference in the treatments becomes more pronounced when we consider their inflections (voice modulations). Depending on how it is spoken, “You watch television?” can be either inquisitive or incredulous. “Do you watch television?” in most cases will be inquisitive, even with an emphasis on Do.
Would it be:
How does the language and structure of the essay contribute…?
Or
How do the language and structure of the essay contribute…?
The sentence has two subjects (language and structure); therefore, use the plural verb do.
Is it:
What does your brother and sister do? Or
What do your brother and sister do?
If you turn the question around to place the subjects first, you would say, “Your brother and sister do what?”
You have two subjects, which are “brother” and “sister.” Therefore, use the plural verb do.