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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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"is" or "are" in a sentence

0 "At the forefront of these lessons (is or are) you - the staff! "? 02br
00I have gotten conflicting advice on this one. 02br
00Please help...it is in a letter to teachers. 02br
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0 I think you might get the same range of opinions here too, Guest. There are those who say that "staff" refers to a single group, and therefore the verb would be "is"; then there is the argument that the group is comprised of individuals, and therefore the verb should be "are"! 02br 02br 00As a BrE speaker, I would probably choose "is".

— Abbie1948

  • 0 I think you might get the same range of opinions here too, Guest.
  • There are those who say that "staff" refers to a single group, and therefore the verb would be "is"; then there is the argument that the group is comprised of individuals, and therefore the verb should be "are"!
  • 02br 02br 00As a BrE speaker, I would probably choose "is".
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0 I think you might get the same range of opinions here too, Guest. There are those who say that "staff" refers to a single group, and therefore the verb would be "is"; then there is the argument that the group is comprised of individuals, and therefore the verb should be "are"! 02br
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00As a BrE speaker, I would probably choose "is". [:^)] 0-
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0 Thank you for responding....I am finally able to access with my password. 02br
00Interesting options for this - Microsoft Word corrects it when I use "is". As long as there are options, I guess I am o.k. using either. I wanted to make sure since this is going to all staff members at our high school for "Staff Appreciation Week". 02br
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00By the way....what
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0 British English, as opposed to American English. 0-
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0 I'd also say "is"... 0-
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0 Hello Rhondalf 02br
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00"BrE speaker" is "British English speaker". 02br
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00paco 02br
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00[PS] Sorry Abbie, I put it too late. 0-
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0 That's OK Paco - I often find myself doing that - mostly because I've been for a cuppa[C] 0-
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