when a collective noun is used ,should the verb be used as a singular or as for a plural?
2006-10-04 05:18:16 · 3 answers · asked by lalitha k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
when a collective noun is used the verb ought to be singular Think about this you wouldn't say "the group are" you'd say "the group is" Same thing with row-it is one row of Saints even though there is more than one saint.......
2006-10-04 05:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Nik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whenever you have "of XXX", you have a prepositional clause, and that is NEVER the subject of your sentence. So it doesn't matter if XXX is singular or plural, what matters is the subject of your sentence, which is "row", not "saints". Therefore, the verb has to be "offers".
2006-10-04 12:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
offers, row is your subject
2006-10-04 12:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by leela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋