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Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   31 Jan 2011, 01:22
"First, neither Mr Obama nor the Republicans has a workable plan for dealing with even their own main concern; and second, neither side seems interested in dealing with the other’s priority."

Source: the Economist.

Was thinking if it should be..

"First, neither Mr Obama nor the Republicans HAVE a workable plan for dealing with even their own main concern; and second, neither side seems interested in dealing with the other’s priority."

.. as the second subject is "the Republicans" is plural??

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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   31 Jan 2011, 01:34
gurpreetsingh wrote:
dreambeliever wrote:
"First, neither Mr Obama nor the Republicans has a workable plan for dealing with even their own main concern; and second, neither side seems interested in dealing with the other’s priority."

Source: the Economist.

Was thinking if it should be..

"First, neither Mr Obama nor the Republicans HAVE a workable plan for dealing with even their own main concern; and second, neither side seems interested in dealing with the other’s priority."

.. as the second subject is "the Republicans" is plural??




IMO 'have' is correct usage.
The republicans party + has is correct
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   31 Jan 2011, 22:01
Thanks guys! Was just hard believe that the economist will have incorrect grammar.. So wanted to double check.
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   02 Feb 2011, 08:56
If they are referring to the Republicans as a group singular is correct.
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   02 Feb 2011, 11:20
Mackieman wrote:
If they are referring to the Republicans as a group singular is correct.


even if the republicans is considered a group, we can not say it is singular.

can u say " The Americans is xyz " ?
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   02 Feb 2011, 13:09
gurpreetsingh wrote:
Mackieman wrote:
If they are referring to the Republicans as a group singular is correct.


even if the republicans is considered a group, we can not say it is singular.

can u say " The Americans is xyz " ?


Yeah you are right, but how do you explain the use of 'has' in the sentence?
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   02 Feb 2011, 17:31
I vote for "have" as well. The fact that Mr. Obama is being compared to a group of people alone tells me republicans needs to follow a plural as part of the neither nor structure.
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   02 Feb 2011, 22:08
Mackieman wrote:
gurpreetsingh wrote:
Mackieman wrote:
If they are referring to the Republicans as a group singular is correct.


even if the republicans is considered a group, we can not say it is singular.

can u say " The Americans is xyz " ?


Yeah you are right, but how do you explain the use of 'has' in the sentence?


I said :
IMO 'have' is correct usage.
The republicans party + has is correct

'has' is used with the republicans party, which is singular.
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   25 May 2011, 12:02
IMO have is appropriate. We could have the word 'has', if we had 'Republicans party'. Since we are talking of the many republicans, a plural verb is correct.
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   30 May 2011, 02:16
also think that have is correct!
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Re: Is this sentence Correct? [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2011, 04:22
The republicans is a party and it should be has as things such as parties, army etc are considered plural.

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