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No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...? #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 15, 2008 20:26 pm   No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...?
 

Hello,

'No one wants to have extra homework tonight, do they?'

Why 'do they'?

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No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...? #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 15, 2008 21:09 pm   No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...?
 

Though the verb is singular, you should use 'they' .This holds true for nobody, somebody and so forth.
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No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...? #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 15, 2008 22:38 pm   No one wants to have extra homework tonight, ...?
 

SkiIucK wrote:
Hello,

'No one wants to have extra homework tonight, do they?'

Why 'do they'?

Regards


Because of the dummy auxiliary:

'No one (does) want to have extra homework tonight, do they?'
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