Apr 14th, 2008, 06:22 pm
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 Re: The couple has arrived
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Quote clivehawkins  My wife just asked me which is correct,
'The couple has arrived' or
'The couple have arrived'.
Now, do you consider a couple as two people, so use a plural verb or do you consider the couple as a single noun and so use the third person?
This goes for sports teams too. I usually say 'Juventus are rubbish', ie using the plural verb. But technically Juventus is a single team.
What do you guys use \ teach? | clive, are you native speaker? if you are and not sure which one is correct, i think she can use both. question no.2, are you american? because you didn;t say that she has just asked you...is it correct in american english to use past simple with just for something that has just  happened? |
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