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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Has or Have
The coupe (has/have) two adult children.
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You probably meant "couple". From a logical point of view, the choice depends on whether we want to see the couple as a whole or as two individuals. But British English seems to consistently use "have".
- You probably meant "couple".
- From a logical point of view, the choice depends on whether we want to see the couple as a whole or as two individuals.
- But British English seems to consistently use "have".
- British National Corpus: "the couple has" - 0 results "the couple have" - 72 results Corpus of Contemporary American English: "the couple has" - 189 results "the couple have" - 149 results
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You probably meant "couple".
From a logical point of view, the choice depends on whether we want to see the couple as a whole or as two individuals.
But British English seems to consistently use "have".
British National Corpus:
"the couple has" - 0 results
"the couple have" - 72 results
Corpus of Contemporary American English:
"the coup
From a logical point of view, the choice depends on whether we want to see the couple as a whole or as two individuals.
But British English seems to consistently use "have".
British National Corpus:
"the couple has" - 0 results
"the couple have" - 72 results
Corpus of Contemporary American English:
"the coup
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