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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Couple
The couple is watching TV.
The couple are watching TV.
I was doing some practice in my TOEIC test book. Sentence 1 is what I heard from the CD, but Sentence 2 is printed in the audio script.
Do they both sound OK? Please advise.
LCChang
The couple are watching TV.
I was doing some practice in my TOEIC test book. Sentence 1 is what I heard from the CD, but Sentence 2 is printed in the audio script.
Do they both sound OK? Please advise.
LCChang
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The couple is watching TV. The couple are watching TV. Couple is a collective noun.
- The couple is watching TV.
- The couple are watching TV.
- Couple is a collective noun.
- A collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as a single unit.
- It may take a plural verb when the group it names act as individuals with different points of view.
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The couple is watching TV.
The couple are watching TV.
Couple is a collective noun.
A collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as a single unit. It may take a plural verb when the group it names act as individuals with different points o
The couple are watching TV.
Couple is a collective noun.
A collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as a single unit. It may take a plural verb when the group it names act as individuals with different points o
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Both are correct.
As Specter says, if you think of the couple as a single unit, use 'is'. If you think of the couple as two people, then use 'are'.
As Specter says, if you think of the couple as a single unit, use 'is'. If you think of the couple as two people, then use 'are'.
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When the collective nouns couple and pair refer to people, they are usually treated as plurals: The newly married couple have found a house near good transportation.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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Intelligent Freak
Used as singular, example: You and your husband make a perfect couple.Ciao,
Another example: The winning couple is Mr and Mrs Chang.
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LcchangI was doing some practice in my TOEIC test book. Sentence 1 is what I heard from the CD, but Sentence 2 is printed in the audio script.The couple is watching TV.
Do they both sound OK? Please advise.
LCChang
The couples are watching TV
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GoodmanLcchang
I was doing some practice in my TOEIC test book. Sentence 1 is what I heard from the CD, but Sentence 2 is printed in the audio script.
Do they both sound OK? Please advise.
LCChang
The couple is watching TV.
The couple
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