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Ry Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
subject/verb agreement
is the word family considered singular or plural
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Hello, ry—and welcome to English Forums. It can be either: My family is going to the shopping mall this afternoon. My family are always arguing about their chores.
- Hello, ry—and welcome to English Forums.
- It can be either: My family is going to the shopping mall this afternoon.
- My family are always arguing about their chores.
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Hello, ry—and welcome to English Forums.
It can be either:
My family is going to the shopping mall this afternoon.
My family are always arguing about their chores.
It can be either:
My family is going to the shopping mall this afternoon.
My family are always arguing about their chores.
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"Family" is called a collective noun, and like many other collective nouns it can take singular or plural verb agreement:
My family is / are coming over on Sunday.
There are quite a few collective nouns, for example: committee, crew, jury, staff, team.
BillJ
My family is / are coming over on Sunday.
There are quite a few collective nouns, for example: committee, crew, jury, staff, team.
BillJ
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