May 6, 2025
A English Grammar Rule
One English grammar rule I learned at the beginning of my English journey was that an “s” should be added to a verb whenever a subject in a sentence is third - person singular.
I have learned a lot of English grammar rules since I started learning English. Almost all of them are understandable, but only this one confuses me so much.
I have checked a lot of information about this rule, and I have even asked several native speakers about it, but all the attempts ended up leaving me even more confused.
To be honest, I don’t think this rule makes much sense. Instead, I think it should have been abolished thousands of years ago.
In my opinion, if a grammar rule doesn’t make any difference in meaning in a sentence whether it is used or not, then this rule is meaningless and should be abolished unless people want to be troubled.
Do you understand the sentence “he smiles?” And do you understand the sentence “he smile?” What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences? You can consider many similar sentences.
In my view, every grammar rule should be of practical use. Otherwise, why do we need it?
With the development of our society, anything out of date or losing its value should be abolished as soon as possible, and the same goes for any grammar rules that seem rather odd to me.
An English Grammar Rule
One English grammar rule I learned at the beginning of my English journey was that an “s” should be added to a verb whenever a subject in a sentence is in the third - -person singular (form) (and in the present tense).
I have learned a lot of English grammar rules since I started learning English.
Almost all of them are understandable, but only this one confuses me so much.
I have checked out a lot of information about this rule, and I have even asked several native speakers about it, but all the attempts ended up leaving me even more confused.
"checked" is probably okay, but I think "checked out" is better.
To be honest, I don’t think this rule makes much sense.
Instead, I think it should have been abolished thousands of years ago.
In my opinion, if a grammar rule doesn’t make any difference into the meaning inof a sentence regardless of whether it is used or not, then this rule is meaningless and should be abolished unless people want to be troubled.
Do you understand the sentence “he smiles?”? And do you understand the sentence “he smile?”? What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
You can consider many similar sentences.
In my view, every grammar rule should be of practical use.
Otherwise, why do we need it?
With the development of our society, anything out of date or losing its value should be abolished as soon as possible, and the same goes for any grammar rules that seems rather odd to me.
"any" causes the succeeding noun to be singular.
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Well, we don't decide to simply "abolish" grammar rules; rather, they are phased out naturally by certain linguistic processes. Grammar rules aren't always logical or even useful; for example, why do we say "two apples" instead of "two apple"? However, it is important to remember that it is not the grammar rules that dictate our speaking habits, but our speaking habits that dictate the grammar rules. This was simply how English evolved, organically and over time.
Actually, standard English today is itself a simplification of older forms of English. In the past, verbs in the second-person singular ended with "-est", while those in the third-person singular ended with "-eth"! Gradually, such use fell out of favour. Perhaps in the future, we too will drop the "-s"; in fact, there are certain (non-standard) dialects of English that have already done so: one such example would be African-American Vernacular English. In the meantime, however, we can only accept that "-s" is still here to plague you.
May 6, 2025
Thank you very much.
One English grammar rule I learned at the beginning of my English journey was that an “s” should be added to a verb whenever a subject in a sentence is third - -person singular.
I have learned a lot of English grammar rules since I started learning English.
Almost all of them are understandable, but only this oneso this is the only one that confuses me so much.
Your original sentence also sounded pretty good, but I think using "so" is more logical and "this is the only one" is slightly more common to say. You could also write this sentence as "Almost all of them are understandable, so *it's only this one* that confuses me so much."
I have checkeddone a lot of informationresearch about this rule, and I have even asked several native speakers about it, but all the attempts ended up leaving me even more confused.
I don't think that "checked a lot of information" is wrong, but it's not something I'd think of as a native speaker. I'd probably say "I've don a lot of research" or "I've check a lot of sources."
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This is really well written!! I can tell that you have a big vocabulary and a good command of what sounds natural in English.
I've never thought about it before, but you're right that the third-person singular rule is useless. I don't know why, but it just is that way.
Anyways, good luck with your English studies!
May 6, 2025
Thank you very much.
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Instead, I think it should have been abolished thousands of years ago. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In my opinion, if a grammar rule doesn’t make any difference in meaning in a sentence whether it is used or not, then this rule is meaningless and should be abolished unless people want to be troubled. In my opinion, if a grammar rule doesn’t make any difference |
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Do you understand the sentence “he smiles?” And do you understand the sentence “he smile?” What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences? Do you understand the sentence “he smiles |
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You can consider many similar sentences. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In my view, every grammar rule should be of practical use. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Otherwise, why do we need it? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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With the development of our society, anything out of date or losing its value should be abolished as soon as possible, and the same goes for any grammar rules that seem rather odd to me. With the development of our society, anything out of date or losing its value should be abolished as soon as possible, and the same goes for any grammar rule "any" causes the succeeding noun to be singular. |
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