He <check><checks> out

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Taku002

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I’m in a language school in Philippines now and I’m studying English here. Today I read this sentences in my textbook.

①Gilbert check out ten books in a week from the city library. He's really a bookworm.

But I thought this one is the better.

② Gilbert checks out ten books in a week from the city library. He's really a bookworm.

I would like to hear your opinion and explanation. Thank you.
 
    • Yes, the original is ungrammatical as it stands. Your version fixes the main problem, but the sentence has other issues.
     
    grassy said:
    Yes, the original is ungrammatical as it stands. Your version fixes the main problem, but the sentence has other issues.
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    Thank you for answering!!
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    To talk about Gilbert, you need to use the third person singular form of the verb, which means adding an s to the base form "check":

    If there were more than one people checking out books, it would be (for example):
    Gilbert and George check out ten books...
     
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