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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Proper english

The team has asked?

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The team have asked?
  

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Americans tend to use the singular for collective noun subjects. The team has asked ... The British tend to use one or the other depending whether they're saying something that applies to the team as a whole ( has asked ) or to each individual member of the team separately ( have asked ).

  • Americans tend to use the singular for collective noun subjects.
  • The team has asked ...
  • The British tend to use one or the other depending whether they're saying something that applies to the team as a whole ( has asked ) or to each individual member of the team separately ( have asked ).
  • CJ
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Americans tend to use the singular for collective noun subjects. The team has asked ...
The British tend to use one or the other depending whether they're saying something that applies to the team as a whole (has asked) or to each individual member of the team separately (have asked).

CJ

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