I don't understand the explanation to the answer of this practice composition question. Can someone advise
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Explanation: "Each" is a singular subject. The possessive noun "pageant's" as well as the following pronoun should also be singular.
Question:("All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageants rules as well as their history.") should be rewritten as follows:
Answer: All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageant's rules as well as its history.
It makes sense now, however i'm still perplexed. How would I have known to locate "each" and not "pageant's" as the sentence's subject?
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Explanation: "Each" is a singular subject. The possessive noun "pageant's" as well as the following pronoun should also be singular.
Question:("All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageants rules as well as their history.") should be rewritten as follows:
Answer: All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageant's rules as well as its history.
It makes sense now, however i'm still perplexed. How would I have known to locate "each" and not "pageant's" as the sentence's subject?
subjects
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
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"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09
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Explanation: "Each" is a singular subject. The possessive noun "pageant's" as well as the following pronoun should also be singular.
Question:("All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageants rules as well as their history.") should be rewritten as follows:
Answer: All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageant's rules as well as its history.
It makes sense now, however i'm still perplexed. How would I have known to locate "each" and not "pageant's" as the sentence's subject?
subjects
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
Explanation: "Each" is a singular subject. The possessive noun "pageant's" as well as the following pronoun should also be singular.
Question:("All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageants rules as well as their history.") should be rewritten as follows:
Answer: All of this requires hard work, determination, and taking the time to research each beauty pageant's rules as well as its history.
It makes sense now, however i'm still perplexed. How would I have known to locate "each" and not "pageant's" as the sentence's subject?
subjects
subjects
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
asked Dec 15 at 23:57
Ian Simons
145
145
"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09
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show 1 more comment
"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09
"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09
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The "Explanation" that you quote is mistaken. The use of each, pageant's and its in this sentence has nothing to do with subjects. The word each functions as a determiner of the
"nominal"* beauty pageant in the possessive noun phrase each beauty pageant's, which is used as the determiner of the larger noun phrase each beauty pageant's rules, which is used as the object of the verb research.
The correct explanation would be that each beauty pageant('s) is the antecedent of the personal pronoun its.
Whenever each is used as a determiner, it goes with a singular noun. That's just the way the each [noun] construction works in English.
* in the terminology of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, "nominal" refers to a constituent like beauty pageant that is smaller than a complete noun phrase but larger than a single isolated noun.
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The "Explanation" that you quote is mistaken. The use of each, pageant's and its in this sentence has nothing to do with subjects. The word each functions as a determiner of the
"nominal"* beauty pageant in the possessive noun phrase each beauty pageant's, which is used as the determiner of the larger noun phrase each beauty pageant's rules, which is used as the object of the verb research.
The correct explanation would be that each beauty pageant('s) is the antecedent of the personal pronoun its.
Whenever each is used as a determiner, it goes with a singular noun. That's just the way the each [noun] construction works in English.
* in the terminology of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, "nominal" refers to a constituent like beauty pageant that is smaller than a complete noun phrase but larger than a single isolated noun.
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The "Explanation" that you quote is mistaken. The use of each, pageant's and its in this sentence has nothing to do with subjects. The word each functions as a determiner of the
"nominal"* beauty pageant in the possessive noun phrase each beauty pageant's, which is used as the determiner of the larger noun phrase each beauty pageant's rules, which is used as the object of the verb research.
The correct explanation would be that each beauty pageant('s) is the antecedent of the personal pronoun its.
Whenever each is used as a determiner, it goes with a singular noun. That's just the way the each [noun] construction works in English.
* in the terminology of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, "nominal" refers to a constituent like beauty pageant that is smaller than a complete noun phrase but larger than a single isolated noun.
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The "Explanation" that you quote is mistaken. The use of each, pageant's and its in this sentence has nothing to do with subjects. The word each functions as a determiner of the
"nominal"* beauty pageant in the possessive noun phrase each beauty pageant's, which is used as the determiner of the larger noun phrase each beauty pageant's rules, which is used as the object of the verb research.
The correct explanation would be that each beauty pageant('s) is the antecedent of the personal pronoun its.
Whenever each is used as a determiner, it goes with a singular noun. That's just the way the each [noun] construction works in English.
* in the terminology of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, "nominal" refers to a constituent like beauty pageant that is smaller than a complete noun phrase but larger than a single isolated noun.
answered Dec 16 at 11:47
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The "Explanation" that you quote is mistaken. The use of each, pageant's and its in this sentence has nothing to do with subjects. The word each functions as a determiner of the
"nominal"* beauty pageant in the possessive noun phrase each beauty pageant's, which is used as the determiner of the larger noun phrase each beauty pageant's rules, which is used as the object of the verb research.
The correct explanation would be that each beauty pageant('s) is the antecedent of the personal pronoun its.
Whenever each is used as a determiner, it goes with a singular noun. That's just the way the each [noun] construction works in English.
* in the terminology of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, "nominal" refers to a constituent like beauty pageant that is smaller than a complete noun phrase but larger than a single isolated noun.
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"All of this" is the sentence's subject.
– Hot Licks
Dec 16 at 0:00
Not according to the explanation of the answer, written by the test makers.
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:01
The main subject of the sentence is actually all of this (requires x, y, and z). However, the subject in the last part is not each or pageant, it's each beauty pageant.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:02
So am i correct in saying "pageant's" is the possessive noun and the subject?
– Ian Simons
Dec 16 at 0:05
When referring to the possessive, the subject is still each beauty pageant. The object of the possession (what is possessed) is rules.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 16 at 0:09