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subject verb agreement-'is' or 'are' #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 11, 2008 17:25 pm   subject verb agreement-'is' or 'are'		  
Hi Alan,

John's family( is or are ) at the seaside.

Which is the correct answer ? If the answer is (is),may I know why?

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subject verb agreement-'is' or 'are' #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 11, 2008 17:29 pm   subject verb agreement-'is' or 'are'		  
Some see the family as a single unit (John's family= it) and others see it as a group of individuals (John's family = they). So both "is" and "are" are used*.

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