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This tag is for grammar questions, but only if you're not certain what other tag to use. If possible, tag as tense, verb, articles, prepositions, or some other more specific tag or tags instead.
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Is it grammatically correct to say "the baby can't eat himself" meaning that the baby can't ...
It should be, "The baby can't feed himself."
While most people could properly infer your meaning if you said, "The baby can't eat by himself," that sentence could also mean that for some reason, the …
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Shark attack - Streamline English book. Use past tense or presense tense
You're correct. The author mixed his tense.
It's sloppy writing, but tends to happen more with people relating their own story, especially in such an emotional situation. Notice the violent parts t …
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Sunday being third person singular?
the verb remains works (3rd-person singular present)
The verb is "works", not Sunday. Sunday is not 3rd-person singular present - "works" is.
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