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Seasurfer Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The US has or The US have?

Which one?

The US have or The US has?

Judging from grammar, the United States have...because they are many states..

but as a single nation,

the United States has????? which is correct?
  

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There are some countries whose names are plural. They are grammatically rather peculiar: they require the but the verb is in the singular : The United States is a large country. But: The Alps are in Europe.

— Cool Breeze

  • There are some countries whose names are plural.
  • They are grammatically rather peculiar: they require the but the verb is in the singular : The United States is a large country.
  • But: The Alps are in Europe.
  • CB
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There are some countries whose names are plural. They are grammatically rather peculiar: they require the but the verb is in the singular: The United States is a large country. But: The Alps are in Europe.

CB
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Cool Breezethey require the but the verb is in the singular
I don't understand what the has got to do with the question of subject-verb agreement.

The Hague is the home of the States-General of the Netherlands.

CJ
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So to answer your question, the United States has . . .
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You asked a great question, seasurfer.

(1) Many years ago, Americans did refer to their country with the plural verb: The United States are....

(2) Then there was a big war between the North and the South.

(3) After that war (1861 - 1865), Americans started to think of themselves as one nation. So they started to use the singular verb.

(4) So today we say "T
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Thanks for all the replies.
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seasurfer Which one?
The US have or The US has?
Judging from grammar, the United States have...because they are many states..
but as a single nation,
the United States has????? which is correct?
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