Why "she don't" doesn't work: a grammar breakdown

Reviewed and edited by

Anwar Kareem 15/11/2024, 22:47

English.me team member

What kind of error is it?

She don't or she doesn't. What's correct?

Subject-verb agreement error

Why do people make this mistake?

The error often occurs because "don't" is widely used as the negative contraction for "do not," and some people mistakenly apply it to singular third-person subjects influenced by informal speech patterns or dialects.

What is correct?

The correct form is "she doesn't" because "she" is a singular third-person subject and requires the auxiliary verb "does" to agree in number.

Examples of correct usage

She doesn't like pizza.
She doesn't know the answer.
She doesn't want to go.