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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The Couple

1b00Do we say "the couple 01i00is02i00" or "the couple 01i00are02i00"..02b02br
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01b00thanx in advance 02b02br
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01b00Elida02b0-
  

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0 A couple is a unit, thus 01b 00is02b 00. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 A couple is a unit, thus 01b 00is02b 00.
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0 A couple is a unit, thus 01b00is02b00. 0-
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0 Couple is a collective noun. It can be either singular or plural. It depends on how you see 01b00the couple: 02b00as a collection of personalities or as a unit.02br
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01u00Matching:02u02br
01i00The couple is - one unit02br
00The couple are - collection of personalities02br
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1b00yeah Selecter..it's depends...you're right.02b02br
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01b00here's the sentence in the book:02b02br
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01b00"If, however, the couple are unmarried the law doesn't take such a generous view"02b0-
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0 At Google: 02br
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00 37 hits for "the couple01b00 are 02b00unmarried"02br
00 199 hits for "the couple 01b00is 02b00unmarried" 01font00thus I was right02font02br
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00 However, if you necessarily want to make a point that people in a couple are st
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1font00'A couple' can be singular or plural, depending on the context.02font02br
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01font00For example, you can say "The winning couple 01b00is02b00 Mr and Mrs Tan."02font02br
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01font001. But you could say, "The couple are at th
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10 At Google: 12br
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10 37 hits for "the couple11b10 are 12b10unmarried"12br
10199 hits for "the couple 11b10is 12b10unmarried" 11font10thus I was right12font12br
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