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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Usage question, "is" or "are"
Hello!
I'm a bit confused here. A friend wrote this:
"What kind of people is Walgreens hiring?"
Another friend corrected this, saying:
"What kind of people are Walgreens hiring?"
The correction sounds wrong to me. I feel like it should be "is".
Any advice here, and can you tell me WHY one is right?
I'm a bit confused here. A friend wrote this:
"What kind of people is Walgreens hiring?"
Another friend corrected this, saying:
"What kind of people are Walgreens hiring?"
The correction sounds wrong to me. I feel like it should be "is".
Any advice here, and can you tell me WHY one is right?
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Hi Anon; You are correct. The subject of the sentence is Walgreens . It is singular (American English).
- Hi Anon; You are correct.
- The subject of the sentence is Walgreens .
- It is singular (American English).
- What kind of people is Walgreens hiring?
- Walgreens is hiring salespeople and cashiers.
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Hi Anon;
You are correct.
The subject of the sentence is Walgreens. It is singular (American English).
What kind of people is Walgreens hiring?
Walgreens is hiring salespeople and cashiers.
In British English, a company is often used as a plural.
Walgreens are hiring salespeople and cashiers.
Now, another version (American English) could
You are correct.
The subject of the sentence is Walgreens. It is singular (American English).
What kind of people is Walgreens hiring?
Walgreens is hiring salespeople and cashiers.
In British English, a company is often used as a plural.
Walgreens are hiring salespeople and cashiers.
Now, another version (American English) could
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The question is : who is/are Walgreens? Is it a company described by a singular noun (then 'is' is fine), or is it a group of people, an organization expressed by a plural noun (then 'are' is OK), for example the police?
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