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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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the sales team has or have
  

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Anonymous the sales team has or have Use 'is' if you think of team as a unit. Use 'have' if you think of team as the salespeople.

  • Anonymous the sales team has or have Use 'is' if you think of team as a unit.
  • Use 'have' if you think of team as the salespeople.
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Anonymous the sales team has or have
Use 'is' if you think of team as a unit. Use 'have' if you think of team as the salespeople.
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The sales team have worked together for years. (Each member of the team has worked in cooperation with the others.)
The sales team has finished the project. (As a unit, the team has accomplished the task.)
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So it depends whether you're talking about the members of the team acting as individuals or about the entire team acting as a unit.
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