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Neville Briggs
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Correct grammar

Post by Neville Briggs » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:55 am

When you have a noun that is plural and relates to one things.. a team name or example , but the team is made up of a number of people, which verb is the correct to use.
For example is it correct to say

The Knights is going to win the NRL comp
or is it correct to say
The Knights are going to win the NRL comp ?
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william williams

Re: Correct grammar

Post by william williams » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:18 pm

Hi Neville the latter would have to be correct way of spoken australian but english is a strange lanuage

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manfredvijars

Re: Correct grammar

Post by manfredvijars » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:07 pm

Sorry Nev ... NEITHER, they're a crap team ... :D

Putting it another way - "The Knights IS not gunna win!" ... :lol:
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Heather

Re: Correct grammar

Post by Heather » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:13 pm

Good question Neville. I'd have said The Knights are going to win. The other just doesn't sound right.

If the word were "team", then you'd say The team is going to win. Trust you to find a tricky one! :)

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Re: Correct grammar

Post by Dave Smith » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:31 pm

Sheez Manfred, :lol: with answers like that I'm never gunna learn nuffin'. :roll:

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Re: Correct grammar

Post by Neville Briggs » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:41 pm

Oh dear :oops: :oops: :oops: my apologies to Heather, William and Dave. I was just teasing, sprung by Manfred ;) :lol:
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Re: Correct grammar

Post by Bob Pacey » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:39 pm

Well Nev I really feel sorry for you I never knew you were so confused.


Is or are who cares. You have to win games to win a premiership.



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Heather

Re: Correct grammar

Post by Heather » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:16 pm

You are such a tricker Neville! I don't know about that "funny football" stuff. :roll:
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Re: Correct grammar

Post by Dave Smith » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:22 pm

And me I was just Extracting the Michael. ;)

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Re: Correct grammar

Post by Bob Pacey » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:46 am

Oh dear Nev, One point is all it takes to win or loose ?????


Bloody cowboys should sell out to Clive Palmer and go and play soccer.



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