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"A, B, and C each take one input"

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"A, B, and C each takes one input"

which is correct?

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    The verbs agrees with a plural number. It's "They each take ..." not "*They each takes ..."
    – ishtar
    Commented Nov 22 at 23:31

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It uses the plural verb. You can see it more obviously if you reword slightly:

A, B, and C take one input apiece.

"each" and "apiece" are modifiers that indicate that "one input" applies separately to each item, but it doesn't change the plural nature of the sentence subject.

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Correct:

  • Each of A, B, and C takes one input
  • A, B, and C take one input each
  • A, B, and C each take one input

Wrong:

  • Each of A, B, and C take one input
  • A, B, and C takes one input each
  • A, B, and C each takes one input
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