Is the phrase 'it decorate' correct here?
While reading the book 'Head First Design Patterns', I came across this sentence on page 91:
The ConcreteDecorator has an instance variable for the thing it decorate (the Component the Decorator wraps).
Is there a typo, or is the phrase 'it decorate' (instead of 'it decorates') grammatically correct here?
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It's definitely a typo. The writer meant to write:
The ConcreteDecorator has an instance variable for the thing it decorates.
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I agree - it's a typo and should read "it decorates". There are certain conditions for using subjunctive (it decorate), and this isn't one of them.
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