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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Singular and plural

Could you confirm whether the following sentence is acceptable?
Thank you.

They are a teacher.
  

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lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentence is acceptable? It's not. 'they' and 'are' are plural.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentence is acceptable?
  • It's not.
  • 'they' and 'are' are plural.
  • 'a teacher' is singular.
  • There's a mismatch.
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lucas21cCould you confirm whether the following sentence is acceptable?
It's not.

'they' and 'are' are plural. 'a teacher' is singular. There's a mismatch.

CJ
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"they" is plural. Hence, it has to go with "teachers".

Therefore, the sentence should be "They are teachers".
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