Invite or Invites

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Just wondering which I should use for this sentence: Staff Advisory Council formally invite(s) you to our annual Staff Appreciation Day.thank you!

Avangi · Accepted Answer

AnonymousStaff Advisory Council formally invite(s) you to our annual Staff Appreciation Day.

I'd call it a toss-up. (notional concord)
Do you consider Council a group or an entity?
Quite often, when the "organization" has a history, habits are formed about how it's referred to.

"Staff Advisory Council" is definitely a proper name. I lean toward "invites you," especially with the use of the word "formally."

If it were, "The staff advisory council [~~formally~~] etc.," I'd lean toward "invite you."
(A group of people invite you. It's a little more casual.)

Anonymous · Answer

It is a group, I'll go with invites then per your suggestion. Thank you!

Grammarfreak · Answer

Other than the police, I can't think of any entity which is made up of a group of people and takes a plural
Editorial: 'Do nothing' Congress adjourns– USATODAY.com
www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/...Congress-adjourns/.../1?

atlantahistorycenter.tumblr.com/.../9-00-pm-the-chattanooga-fire-depart...?

9:00 PM The Chattanooga Fire Department arrives as well as an engine from the Macon Fire Department.

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Other than the police, I can't think of any entity which is made up of a group of people and takes a plural

Editorial: 'Do nothing' Congress adjourns– USATODAY.com

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