If in such construction:
Noun -> any of the words (which || that || who) -> verb.
the noun is singular, should the verb have "-s" end?
For example:
The girl who love(s) kittens.
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If in such construction:
Noun -> any of the words (which || that || who) -> verb.
the noun is singular, should the verb have "-s" end?
For example:
The girl who love(s) kittens.
Best Answer
The construction is called a relative clause, and "who" here is a relative pronoun.
If the clause is in the present tense, and has a third-person singular subject, then yes, the verb should have the suffix (e)s.
Wikipedia says the clause also should be in the Indicative Mood.
Note that this only works for third-person subjects:
An example from a poem: the poet addresses the Moon (second-person: you) and thus uses rise, not rises in the relative clause starting with the relative pronoun "that":
The author of one poetic blog explains this in this way:
At the same time, she uses "sky fills" and "cloud ... distills". (these are third-person subjects)
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