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by krazy800 » Tue May 18, 2010 7:03 pm
jl2684 wrote:"Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial as when the three major networks each broadcast / broadcasts ... "


Do I choose broadcast or broadcasts?


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https://thousandsc.blocked/2006/04/qn83.html here's the debatable source

IMO broadcast !!!!!!!

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General Rule: Whenever each or every follows a subject , it doesn't have a bearing on the number (i.e Singular/Plural)

Ex: They each are great players

Exception: I have observed that if each or every follows a subject and is separated by a comma then each/every has bearing on the number.

Ex: Three cats, each of which eats

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Wed May 19, 2010 12:13 am
each broadcasts will be the correct.
here each is subject and broadcast is verb hence it has to be singular.

if three major networks each is/are ......then are is correct
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by gtvisa2002 » Wed May 19, 2010 11:22 am
jl2684 wrote:"Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial as when the three major networks each broadcast / broadcasts ... "


Do I choose broadcast or broadcasts?


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https://thousandsc.blocked/2006/04/qn83.html here's the debatable source
It must be plural...

It really depends on the context.
For example:
each of the three networks - here you are talking about individual network among the three
the three major networks each - here you are talking about networks in general not individulas

Please refer Stacey's explanation from the below post.
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/alt ... t2074.html
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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 11:27 am
IMO Broadcast
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Wed May 19, 2010 12:07 pm
In this sentence, I believe that each is acting as an adjective, so the subject would be "networks". You need a plural verb.
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by frank1 » Wed May 19, 2010 8:36 pm
each is singular
so i think broadcasts make sense here
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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 8:39 pm
each IS singular but i think this use case of each is different because it's not saying "each network" but rather when the three networks broadcast
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by frank1 » Wed May 19, 2010 9:08 pm
money9111 wrote:each IS singular but i think this use case of each is different because it's not saying "each network" but rather when the three networks broadcast
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yes but i think i would have agreed if it was

superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast

but here

of the three major networ networks EACH broadcasts.....

similar to ......of 3 each one has some thing....

it makes sense to me....
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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 9:12 pm
so I just checked the link and the correct answer is...

..., television can be superficial as when the three major networks each broadcast
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