"The Martin family was founding members of PCC and has been involved in many lay ministries since".
or
"The Martin family were founding members of PCC and have been involved in many lay ministries since".
Which one is correct?
2007-03-24 02:53:25 · 5 answers · asked by Angela J 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The first: singular nouns are used with singular forms of (auxiliary) verbs. Use of 'members' causes confusion.
"The Martin family was present at the founding of PCC and has been involved in many lay ministries since"?
2007-03-24 03:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was = has happened and will not happen again (past tense).
Has been = has happened and may happen again (past perfect tense).
Family is a singular unit, so it uses "was" and "has" so the first one is correct. The only exception is if the family name ends in "s" ... the Smith family was...the Johnsons were...
2007-03-24 03:02:16 · answer #2 · answered by blakesleefam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WERE, since it relates to FAMILY which is plural.
WAS is singular.
2007-03-24 03:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
were and have
were- pluralised was
have- same concept
2007-03-24 03:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
were/have
2007-03-24 03:01:04 · answer #5 · answered by firephotodude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋