Subject-verb agreement with collectively
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Would you say
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEANS ‘kitsch’ for them
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They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEAN ‘kitsch’ for them
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Would you say
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEANS ‘kitsch’ for them
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They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEAN ‘kitsch’ for them
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Ol'Joe
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You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
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The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39
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Would you say
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEANS ‘kitsch’ for them
or
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEAN ‘kitsch’ for them
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asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
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Would you say
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEANS ‘kitsch’ for them
or
They did not buy anything in the shop because all the souvenirs collectively MEAN ‘kitsch’ for them
agreement
agreement
asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
84126
asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
84126
asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
84126
asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
84126
asked Dec 2 at 10:05
Ol'Joe
84126
84126
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You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
1
The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39
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You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
1
The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39
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You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
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The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39
The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39
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You don't need collectively here, and as an adverb, it doesn't effect which verb form to use. The sentence doesn't sound much like native English. Getting the verb right won't really fix it, and getting the sentence right will probably make the verb choice more obvious. About the best alternative I can manage is ... because they reckon the souvenirs all amount to kitsch.
– Phil Sweet
Dec 2 at 14:24
1
The first part of the sentence (did not) is in the past tense, so put the second part into the past tense as well: meant. That bypasses the particular problem you have.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:39