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Adonis1013 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
A simple question. Thank you.
Hello,
Could you tell me which sentence is correct? I guess that "the enemy" could be seen as more than one person. On the other hand, "the enemy" can be regarded as a single group.
Thank you for your answer.
(A) The enemy attack us at night.
(B) The enemy attacks us at night.
Could you tell me which sentence is correct? I guess that "the enemy" could be seen as more than one person. On the other hand, "the enemy" can be regarded as a single group.
Thank you for your answer.
(A) The enemy attack us at night.
(B) The enemy attacks us at night.
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You are right. Enemy can be interpreted as either singular or plural. Being an American English speaker, (B) is more natural to me.
- You are right.
- Enemy can be interpreted as either singular or plural.
- Being an American English speaker, (B) is more natural to me.
- American English and British English differ on their use of collective nouns as a grammatical singular or plural.
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You are right. Enemy can be interpreted as either singular or plural. Being an American English speaker, (B) is more natural to me. American English and British English differ on their use of collective nouns as a grammatical singular or plural.
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