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'They ride a bike.' vs 'They ride bikes.'
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar ManaraNone of the passengers was charged for the ride“go on a ride” vs. “go for a ride.”Why ride? Over ride or pilot?They are scary looking vs they are looking scary“One is only poor, if they choose to be.” Can “one” and “they” be used like this?Differences They arrived soon after They arrived soon'There is the orange on the table' is this sentence correct?A person who gets angry when they… vs A person who gets angry when heIs the phrase “use someone” sometimes good and sometimes bad?
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'They ride a bike.' vs 'They ride bikes.'
I don't know the difference between these.
When each person rides a bike one by one, Can I use this sentence? >> 'They ride a bike.'
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When each person rides a bike one by one, Can I use this sentence? >> 'They ride a bike.'
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Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
2 hours ago
well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
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'They ride a bike.' vs 'They ride bikes.'
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When each person rides a bike one by one, Can I use this sentence? >> 'They ride a bike.'
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'They ride a bike.' vs 'They ride bikes.'
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When each person rides a bike one by one, Can I use this sentence? >> 'They ride a bike.'
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Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
2 hours ago
well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
– 송화연
1 hour ago
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Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
2 hours ago
well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
– 송화연
1 hour ago
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Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
2 hours ago
Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
2 hours ago
well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
– 송화연
1 hour ago
well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
– 송화연
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I disagree with the comment. Both are correct full and complete English sentences. They have a subject and a verb.
Well, the subject and the verb are clear enough. The direct object is then either a bike or bikes. If they share riding one bike (one at a time or at the same time), then the singular is correct, because there is only one bike. If there are multiple bikes that they ride, then the plural is correct.
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I disagree with the comment. Both are correct full and complete English sentences. They have a subject and a verb.
Well, the subject and the verb are clear enough. The direct object is then either a bike or bikes. If they share riding one bike (one at a time or at the same time), then the singular is correct, because there is only one bike. If there are multiple bikes that they ride, then the plural is correct.
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I disagree with the comment. Both are correct full and complete English sentences. They have a subject and a verb.
Well, the subject and the verb are clear enough. The direct object is then either a bike or bikes. If they share riding one bike (one at a time or at the same time), then the singular is correct, because there is only one bike. If there are multiple bikes that they ride, then the plural is correct.
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I disagree with the comment. Both are correct full and complete English sentences. They have a subject and a verb.
Well, the subject and the verb are clear enough. The direct object is then either a bike or bikes. If they share riding one bike (one at a time or at the same time), then the singular is correct, because there is only one bike. If there are multiple bikes that they ride, then the plural is correct.
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I disagree with the comment. Both are correct full and complete English sentences. They have a subject and a verb.
Well, the subject and the verb are clear enough. The direct object is then either a bike or bikes. If they share riding one bike (one at a time or at the same time), then the singular is correct, because there is only one bike. If there are multiple bikes that they ride, then the plural is correct.
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Well, what do you want it to mean? They ride their own bikes? They always ride different bikes? How often do they ride? Same question with we wear suits vs we wear a suit. This is not a full sentence yet, so we don't have enough information to decide -- They ride a bike every day, every one of them; no bus riders is just fine, since ride a bike is treated as an uninflectable action verb. On the other hand, They ride bikes because they don't have cars treats bikes as a parallel with cars.
– John Lawler
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well... I just thought these sentences are used in different cases, grammatical or contextual. This is the sentence I have. >> "They ride a bike every day." I was confused. Because I learned that if the subject is plural, the word after the verb is also plural.
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