Why is 'Nothing lasts forever' correct instead of 'Nothing last forever'?
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closed as general reference by jwpat7, cornbread ninja 麵包忍者, RegDwighт♦ Apr 12 '12 at 14:35
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Nothing lasts forever Use "lasts" with a singular subject. |
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From the origin of nothing we can see that it's an indefinite pronoun, so the verb needs the -s as it uses the third person. |
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