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FloridaMILF Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Have or Has?
0 I'm making a personalized quilt and have a question about one of the lines. She wants it to say, "God bless the family who have served." I know that "family" is singular so should it not say "has" instead of "have"? Somehow, neither of these seem correct to me, but obviously one of them must be. I want to be absolutely certain before I begin this step in my project. Will someone please help me? 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 In the US, we tend to use the singular for words like "family" and "company" and "team" - words that mean a collection of individuals, unless you really want to talk about them as individuals. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 In the US, we tend to use the singular for words like "family" and "company" and "team" - words that mean a collection of individuals, unless you really want to talk about them as individuals.
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0 Hi, and welcome to the forums. 02 br
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00 I would use "has" without hesitation. 02 br
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00 In the US, we tend to use the singular for words like "family" and "company" and "team" - words that mean a collection of individuals, unless you really want to talk about them as individuals. And even then, we tend to say "members of..." instead of just using the p
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00 I would use "has" without hesitation. 02 br
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00 In the US, we tend to use the singular for words like "family" and "company" and "team" - words that mean a collection of individuals, unless you really want to talk about them as individuals. And even then, we tend to say "members of..." instead of just using the p
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0 Thank you for the welcome and for the speedy reply! 05 0 00 Time for me to get back to quilting. 010id 1
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0 Yes, Barbara is right about using 'has' in AmE. However, in BrE, 'family' may be used with a singular or plural verb. 0-
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