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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The couple was or were / The data was or were
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References to a married couple can pose problems. When referring to the two people in the context of their wedding, treat couple as plural since they are individuals entering into a marriage.
* The couple were married last Saturday.
* After the wedding, when the two people are acting as a unit, treat couple as singular.
* That couple has been married for more than twenty years.
* Each couple has volunteered to participate in the literacy campaign.
If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married. But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
criteria / criterion / parentheses/ parenthesis / data
References to a married couple can pose problems. When referring to the two people in the context of their wedding, treat couple as plural since they are individuals entering into a marriage.
* The couple were married last Saturday.
* After the wedding, when the two people are acting as a unit, treat couple as singular.
* That couple has been married for more than twenty years.
* Each couple has volunteered to participate in the literacy campaign.
If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married. But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
criteria / criterion / parentheses/ parenthesis / data
- No criteria have been established.
- No criterion has been established.
- Parentheses are required around such references.
- The closing parenthesis was omitted.
- The data obtained after two months of experimentation is now being analyzed.
- The data assembled by six researchers are now being compared.
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Hi, Yes, you have the general idea. I would just simply say, for a couple, If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married. But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
- Hi, Yes, you have the general idea.
- I would just simply say, for a couple, If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married.
- But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
- That seems to cover the whole situation.
- Your later comments are all OK.
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Hi,
Yes, you have the general idea.
I would just simply say, for a couple,
If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married. But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
That seems to cover the whole situation.
Your later comments are all OK.
Yes, you have the general idea.
I would just simply say, for a couple,
If couple conveys the idea of two people, treat it as a plural: The couple [its members] were married. But: Each couple was asked to give $10.
That seems to cover the whole situation.
Your later comments are all OK.
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