In English, a third-person singluar subject requires a verb form with an -s (in the present tense). Errors of agreement (also known as concord) sound particularly bad to native speakers.
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Poverty affect us all in one way or another.
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Poverty affects us all in one way or another.
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In what ways are racism reproduced through language?
