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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Everyone in the family

A All the family who live next door are very kind.

B Everyone in the family who live next door is very kind.

I rewrote the sentence A into the sentence B. Is it still natural? Or, is there any better option using 'everyone'?
  

Top answer

This depends on whether you like your collective nouns singular or plural. AmE mostly prefers the former; BrE, the latter.

— Deadrat

  • This depends on whether you like your collective nouns singular or plural.
  • AmE mostly prefers the former; BrE, the latter.
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This depends on whether you like your collective nouns singular or plural. AmE mostly prefers the former; BrE, the latter.
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Thank you so much, Deadrat.
So, can we understand that both A and B are okay?
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Yes, everyone on both sides of the Atlantic will understand that you like your neighbors.
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Many thanks, Deadrat.
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