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all of them know vs all of them knows

The correct phrase is "all of them know." The correct form of the verb is "know," to agree with the plural subject "all of them." "Knows" is wrong in this context.
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all of them know

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'all of them know' when referring to a group of people who collectively possess knowledge or awareness. 'Know' agrees with the plural subject 'all of them'.

Examples:

  • All of them know the answer.
  • All of them know the truth.
  • All of them know what to do.
  • Oct 6, 2014 ... The Flash (ALL OF THEM!) - Know Your Universe. Comicstorian. Subscribe SubscribedUnsubscribe 146,685 ...
  • Dec 11, 2014 ... Girls Like to Code (but Not All of them Know It). The gender gap in the tech industry gets a lot of talk. It's easy to establish that there is one, but ...
  • His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber; King James Bible
  • “they all of them know not.” Several codices of the LXX. supply an infinitive ( φρονῆσαι), by which the sense and parallelism are improved (cf. the similar phrase ...

all of them knows

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • She forgives her father in her heart, and then clearly explains to all of them that she understands it must be her, because she out of all of them knows and loves ...
  • Jan 14, 2015 ... ... not entirely above board (and given the way the Chinese system has worked for decades, that's all of them) knows that his family, freedom, ...
  • Commentaries on verses from the Ramayana are heard and debated, but not a single person among all of them knows the true meaning of this line from the ...
  • ... these banks and get a get a few hundred dollars, or a couple thousand dollars if I want, because all of them knows me. And I… I'm proud I lived that kind of life.

Alternatives:

  • They all know
  • Each of them knows
  • Everyone knows
  • They all are aware
  • Each of them is knowledgeable

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