0
Melodylee0113 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

The company operate scheme or the company operates scheme?

I found a sentence in the contract says 'The company operate a scheme'. Why is it not 'The company operates a scheme'?

  

Top answer

melodylee0113 the contract says 'The company operate a scheme'. Why is it not 'The company operates a scheme'? BrE tends to consider a company a plural group of workers; AmE tends to consider a company a single entity.

— Mister Micawber

  • melodylee0113 the contract says 'The company operate a scheme'.
  • Why is it not 'The company operates a scheme'?
  • BrE tends to consider a company a plural group of workers; AmE tends to consider a company a single entity.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
melodylee0113the contract says 'The company operate a scheme'. Why is it not 'The company operates a scheme'?

BrE tends to consider a company a plural group of workers; AmE tends to consider a company a single entity.

0

Related Questions