demonstrates
- 1Third-person singular simple present of demonstrate.
The data demonstrates a clear link between sleep and concentration.
The crowd demonstrates outside the courthouse every Friday afternoon.
Note
The -s form serves both halves of the verb. With an object it shows or proves something (she demonstrates the method; the result demonstrates the point). Without one it means taking part in a protest (the union demonstrates on Fridays). The object is the clue: a crowd that demonstrates outside the courthouse is protesting, not proving anything. Only he, she, it or a singular noun takes this form; every other present-tense subject takes bare demonstrate.
demonstrates is a form of demonstrate
demonstrate, verb: To show, display, or present something, or to prove it and make it evident. Full entry
- Forms
- demonstratedemonstrates he/she/itdemonstrating -ing formdemonstrated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- demonstrate → demonstrates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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