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"Do your family...?" or "Does your family...?"? What auxiliary should I use with "family?
2014年10月12日 00:18
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Both are correct, Vitor. Concerning collective nouns as government and family, a singular auxiliary [Does] is used in American English, and a plural one [Do] is used more frequently in British English. The government (are) planning many changes = BrE The government (is) planning many changes = AmE Good luck.
2014年10月12日
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In the UK collective nouns can be both singular and plural, depending on what you want to emphasise. The same applies in Australia, although we're much more likely to use the singular form. In the US, collective nouns are always treated as singular (unless you're using the plural form of the word ie. 'families'). So you can only say "Does your family..." in the US, but you can say both in Australia and the UK. I'm not sure about other English-speaking countries.
2014年10月12日
The car is driving ______under the bridge.
2024年5月29日
Does your family is correct.
2014年10月12日
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