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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
using is and are in a family
Hello, i'm confused.. i came upon this sentence in a book.. The family is having dinner.. which sounds correct to me.. and The family are having dinner which i thinik is completely wrong because FAMILY in the sentence is more of singular right? can someone help me out? thank you so much!
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There are many collective nouns which allow you to refer to the group as a group or as several individuals. " It's your choice, according to how you think if it/them.
- There are many collective nouns which allow you to refer to the group as a group or as several individuals.
- " It's your choice, according to how you think if it/them.
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There are many collective nouns which allow you to refer to the group as a group or as several individuals.
I believe the concept is called "notional concord."
It's your choice, according to how you think if it/them.
I believe the concept is called "notional concord."
It's your choice, according to how you think if it/them.
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You can use a group noun to refer to several people,it depends on your point of view however in Amercia English a single verb is typically used after a group noun.'The family is having dinner'.
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