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Vincent Teo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
likes / like
Can I say,
Her neighbourhood likes / like John very much.
Her neighbourhood likes / like John very much.
Top answer
Neighborhood is singular, so use likes .
- Neighborhood is singular, so use likes .
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Vincent TeoHer neighbourhood likes / like John very much'Neighborhood' functions like 'family' and 'team', Vincent. It depends on how the speaker perceives the word: as one entity or as a number of people. Both verb forms are OK here.
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