Telawaa: Did You Know?


On TELAWA(The English Language Academy With Ayo Alonge).


Someone wrote:

"His mercies endures forever."

Most of us say that too, don't we?

Hello, that's purely ungrammatical!

Instead, you say:
His mercies endure forever.
Or
His mercy endures forever.

Note:
According to the rule of Concord, a singular subject must go with a singular verb, while a plural subject goes with a plural verb.

Let's check the verb now:
endures - singular
endure - plural

This is a very common blunder, and I need us to start getting it right, henceforth.

from Bola Esho's Blog

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