Plural vs Singular

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I am puzzled about whether "a company" is a singular or plural noun becasue I always found a sentence like this one:

XX company was/were asked to carrry out a study.......

Could anybody give me a rule/clue how I can deal with this problem??

Dante · Accepted Answer

as far as i know, company should take a singular verb. companies, on the other hand, should go with a plural verb.

Ben9108 · Answer

Company is a countable noun.

Company is singular.

Companies is plural.

J4mes_bond25 · Answer

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Rishonly · Answer

We are happy that you did it, J4mes_bond25. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/> As a side note, 'completely/totally agree' is better than 'entirely agree'.

J4mes_bond25 · Answer

RishonlyWe are happy that you did it, J4mes_bond25. As a side note, 'completely/totally agree' is better than 'entirely agree'.

Are you rather certain of "completely agree" being more acceptable as opposed to "entirely agree", since Huge Grant often fancy "entirely agree" instead & surely, his rather posh English along with his rather wonderful Plummy accent is beyond any doubt, an example of perfection

Guess the way language is spoken along with the use of words, by different people might be right in general but the different background & different class of people is what makes them all sounding little unique from each other.

Afterall, it's perfectly alright for someone like Delboy dropping his "aitches"

Rishonly · Answer

Are you rather certain of "completely agree" being more acceptable as opposed to "entirely agree".. I am certain on this and , in fact, it is more common, atleast in AmE.

J4mes_bond25 · Answer

RishonlyAre you rather certain of "completely agree" being more acceptable as opposed to "entirely agree".. I am certain on this and , in fact, it is more common.

Guess you're right saying it's MORE common but perhaps the other option is still widely recognised. Certainly, I've heard Queen saying so & she couldn't possibly be wrong

Rishonly · Answer

That's my point, as per my earlier postings. 'Entirely agree' is not wrong but rather less frequently used than 'completely agree'.

. Just in case, we can refer this discussion too!.

Anonymous · Answer

Well, almost right.

Company is singular.

Companies are plural....

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