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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

invite or invites (which is correct in this sentence?)

The Judah Tabernacle Family cordially invite you and your congregation to attend our First Annual Ushers’ Day Event.
  

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In the US, we usually would consider the noun to be singular - we think of "the Judah Tabernacle Family" as a united, single thing. In other places, it may be singular or plural. So you may choose.

— BarbaraPA

  • In the US, we usually would consider the noun to be singular - we think of "the Judah Tabernacle Family" as a united, single thing.
  • In other places, it may be singular or plural.
  • So you may choose.
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In the US, we usually would consider the noun to be singular - we think of "the Judah Tabernacle Family" as a united, single thing.

In other places, it may be singular or plural.

So you may choose.
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Same in UK, formally. However many people do treat a collective as plural, e.g. XYZ Limited are expanding in the north of the country.
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UltimatePedantSame in UK, formally.
I don't agree that it is these days. Using a plural verb with collective nouns is perfectly acceptable.
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I didn't say it was unacceptable. Just not strictly correct.
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UltimatePedantI didn't say it was unacceptable. Just not strictly correct.
And who decrees that?
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I agree with Barbara. In the U.S. this would need to say "invites" because "family" is a singular noun.
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fivejedjonUltimatePedantI didn't say it was unacceptable. Just not strictly correct.
And who decrees that?
Well, who decree whether something are acceptable or not?
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UltimatePedantWell, who decree whether something are acceptable or not?
I hereby decree that "decree" and "are" in the previous sentence are incorrect.
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