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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

reason the family are suffering

In the ever-shifting cloud, she does a bit of weeding and shows me one reason the family are suffering. (extract from BBC news)

My questions are:

a) Is family a plural noun?

b) Can we add "why " or "for which" after "reason" in the sentence?

In the ever-shifting cloud, she does a bit of weeding and shows me one reason why the family are suffering.

In the ever-shifting cloud, she does a bit of weeding and shows me one reason for which the family are suffering.

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Top answer

a) Both is/are are correct. Are stresses the existence of multiple members in a family, not of an unit. b) Yes

— Marius Hancu

  • a) Both is/are are correct.
  • Are stresses the existence of multiple members in a family, not of an unit.
  • b) Yes
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a) Both is/are are correct. Are stresses the existence of multiple members in a family, not of an unit.
b) Yes
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