A Tricky Verb
rogersgeorge on January 16th, 2021
Look at the last panel:
Should it be “bite” or “bites”?
I’ll make the correct answer more obvious:
- of those old ladies who bite
- one …who bites
Yes! the correct verb is “bites”! The plural “ladies” goes with the preposition, and the noun clause (who bites) refers to the singular noun, “one.”
The plural is closer, hence the mistake. This error is called “attraction.”
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