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- Collective nouns - the family lt;has, have gt; - WordReference Forums
It takes a plural verb when it refers to the members of the group considered as individuals, as in My family are always fighting among themselves But in British English: In British usage, however, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals: The government have not announced a new policy The team are playing in the test matches
- all members of the staff - WordReference Forums
Hi, guys! I am aware that "staff members" and "members of the staff" are both correct and mean the same I also know that "all of the" and "all" are both correct and mean the same (except before a pronoun, case in which "all of" is required) Is there any problem in using any of the phrases
- The team are OR the team is? - WordReference Forums
I want to refer to "team" as the team members There is no more sentences regarding it or they I made up the sentence In the absence of further context or information (which you say there is none since you made up the sentence in a vacuum) discussion seems rather limited in utility
- special dish vs specialty | WordReference Forums
Good day, members! I'm a waiter and I want to recommend a dish to the guests The dish is our best dish and is what the restaurant is famous for Can I say "Try the marbled steak It's our special dish " (I made this up) I've read several posts here about "special dish" and learnt that it can
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- What do you call a group of people that sings in the Church?
You can also say "choir singers" or "choir members" or "members of the choir " There's also the term, "Cantor", which is used as a term to call the soloist or sometimes the choir director
- The jury is are - WordReference Forums
The jury is from different parts of the world What is the context? Are you referring to the jury as a single unit (is), or the individual members of the jury (are)?
- kǒu gè and hé gēn with family members - WordReference Forums
“kǒu” and “hē” would be used in northern China when talking about family members, whereas gè and gēn would be used in southern China Which one of these is considered Standard Mandarin?
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