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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Our talented team of tutors HAS?/HAVE? many years....
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Our talented team of tutors HAS?/HAVE? many years of experience
Our talented team of tutors HAS?/HAVE? many years of experience
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Hello Anon, In a context such as this, to my mind, you could only say "have": 1. Our talented team of tutors have many years' experience between them. But I've seen discussions like this stretch to 13 pages.
- Hello Anon, In a context such as this, to my mind, you could only say "have": 1.
- Our talented team of tutors have many years' experience between them.
- But I've seen discussions like this stretch to 13 pages.
- So good luck!
- MrP
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Hello Anon,
In a context such as this, to my mind, you could only say "have":
1. Our talented team of tutors have many years' experience between them.
But I've seen discussions like this stretch to 13 pages. So good luck!
MrP
In a context such as this, to my mind, you could only say "have":
1. Our talented team of tutors have many years' experience between them.
But I've seen discussions like this stretch to 13 pages. So good luck!
MrP
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There are potentially differences here between American English and British English. I'm a British English speaker, so my reply reflects British English usage.
With nouns such as "team", "group", "committee" and so on, you can use either the singular form of the verb (here "has") or the plural form (here "have"). The choice depends on whether you are considering the group of people as a
With nouns such as "team", "group", "committee" and so on, you can use either the singular form of the verb (here "has") or the plural form (here "have"). The choice depends on whether you are considering the group of people as a
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