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Here is a sentence from the internet resource "What are Verbs.doc"
We often use singular nouns that refer to groups of people (eg government, committee, team) as if they were plural. This is particularly true in British English. This is because we often think of the group as people, doing things that people do (eating, wanting, feeling etc).
Here are some examples:
"¢ The committee want sandwiches for lunch. They have to leave early.
"¢ My family, who don't see me often, have asked me home for Christmas.
"¢ The team hope to win next time.
can somebody plz confirm that
"Committee want" "family have" "team hope" would be correct on GMAT ?
We often use singular nouns that refer to groups of people (eg government, committee, team) as if they were plural. This is particularly true in British English. This is because we often think of the group as people, doing things that people do (eating, wanting, feeling etc).
Here are some examples:
"¢ The committee want sandwiches for lunch. They have to leave early.
"¢ My family, who don't see me often, have asked me home for Christmas.
"¢ The team hope to win next time.
can somebody plz confirm that
"Committee want" "family have" "team hope" would be correct on GMAT ?
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