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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Should it be announce or announces
The faculty and staff of
(Name of College)
announces the graduation of . . .
(Name of College)
announces the graduation of . . .
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Why might it be 'announce'? )
- Why might it be 'announce'?
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Why might it be 'announce'?
(By 'staff', I presume you mean those working at the College who are not members of the academic staff.)
(By 'staff', I presume you mean those working at the College who are not members of the academic staff.)
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This question comes up a lot.
Let's look at it like this:
British Airways are pleased to announce new service from London to Denver.
United Airlines is pleased to announce new service from Denver to London.
It's an AmE versus BrE usage, and both are acceptable. Even though I'm am an American, I prefer "are" - a personal preference only.
Let's look at it like this:
British Airways are pleased to announce new service from London to Denver.
United Airlines is pleased to announce new service from Denver to London.
It's an AmE versus BrE usage, and both are acceptable. Even though I'm am an American, I prefer "are" - a personal preference only.
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The subject is plural, "faculty and staff"; therefore "they announce
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Yes. When there are two singular nouns joined by 'and', the verb is plural because we are referring to more than one thing.
A fork and a spade are two indispensable (=absolutely necessary) gardening tools.
A fork and a spade are two indispensable (=absolutely necessary) gardening tools.
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