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Pls Help! Is This Grammar Correct by chycco: 3:56pm On Oct 14, 2018
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Re: Pls Help! Is This Grammar Correct by EmekaBlue(m): 4:01pm On Oct 14, 2018
What are you doing here... Are' in d context is plural and You is singular so maybe it should be

'What is you doing here'


Wisdom wee not kee

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Re: Pls Help! Is This Grammar Correct by Kelklein(m): 7:23pm On Oct 14, 2018
What they say: 'What're you doing here?'

What you hear: 'What you doing here?' (The 're sounds swallowed).
Re: Pls Help! Is This Grammar Correct by horlahwaley(m): 11:10pm On Oct 14, 2018
EmekaBlue:
What are you doing here... Are' in d context is plural and You is singular so maybe it should be

'What is you doing here'


Wisdom wee not kee
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First and second person singular pronouns(subjective) agree with plural verbs
you is 2nd person singular, it agrees with plural form of the verb. check concordial agreement.

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