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Lisa Brinkmann Posted 7 years ago
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Which is correct:

The crew did not work outside this week but are expected to resume the beginning of next week.

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The crew did not work outside this week but is expected to resume the beginning of next week.

  

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Both "is" and "are" okay. In British English, both are okay, but in American English only "is" is correct. PS.

— Joseph A

  • Both "is" and "are" okay.
  • In British English, both are okay, but in American English only "is" is correct.
  • PS.
  • I forgot to add "at", but fortunately GPY did that.
  • Best wishes, Joseph
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Both "is" and "are" okay. In British English, both are okay, but in American English only "is" is correct.

PS. I forgot to add "at", but fortunately GPY did that.

Best wishes,

Joseph

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Lisa BrinkmannThe crew did not work outside this week but are expected to resume at the beginning of next week.
The crew did not work outside this week but is expected to resume at the beginning of next week.

Both "is" and "are" are possible. In cases such as this, AmE

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