provided that the acquirer respect the current customs

English translation: respects

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English term or phrase:	provided that the acquirer respect the current customs
Selected answer:	respects
Entered by:	Dave Calderhead

20:27 Mar 30, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop / grammatical question

English term or phrase: provided that the acquirer respect the current customs

respect, or respects? My first instinct is to say respect...

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Local time: 06:06

respects

Explanation:
singular respecting to be done
respect is plural in this type of context

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-30 20:33:26 GMT)
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see:

The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the teacher ...The classroom atmosphere is based on respect- the
teacher respects the children, the children respect the teacher, and the children respect each other. ...
www.davenport.k12.ia.us/walcott/ directory/The%20classroom%20atmosphere.htm

Selected response from:

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 15:06

Grading comment

thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +8

respects

Dave Calderhead

5 +2

respects

Andreea Bostan

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

respects

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 15:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

thank you

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

respects

Explanation:
If there had been more than one "acquirer" it would have been "respect".

Andreea Bostan
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English,

Romanian

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