Northern Subject Rule
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northern-subject-rule-285-10747398
title:
Northern Subject Rule
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The Northern Subject Rule is a grammatical pattern that occurs in Northern English and Scots dialects. Present-tense verbs may take the verbal ‑s suffix, except when they are directly adjacent to one of the personal pronouns I, you, we, or they as their subject. As a result, they sing contrasts with the birds sings; they sing and dances; it's you that sings; I only sings. Various core areas for the rule have been proposed, including Yorkshire and southern Scotland. The Northern subject rule is a
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English dialect feature of the UK
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Subject_Rule
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2024-03-20T16:18:55Z
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