"don't"or "doesn't"

Vickey109 · #1 (permalink) Fri Jan 23, 2009 17:09 pm *"don't"or "doesn't"*

i am a person who don't like sport

"don't"or "doesn't"

Alan · #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 23, 2009 18:00 pm *"don't"or "doesn't"*

Hi,

When you say: 'I don't like sport', you are using the first person singular 'I' but when you say: 'I am a person who doesn't like sport', you use the third person singular because 'who' refers back to 'person' and not 'I'.

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Vickey109 · #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 23, 2009 18:54 pm *"don't"or "doesn't"*

i see,
it's my first time to ask questions.
Thax a lot.

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