{"id":21671,"date":"2013-11-19T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/gmat-sentence-correction-in-the-real-world-futbol-errors\/"},"modified":"2013-11-19T07:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T14:00:18","slug":"gmat-sentence-correction-in-the-real-world-futbol-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-sentence-correction-in-the-real-world-futbol-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Sentence Correction in the Real World: Futbol Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\"GMAT<\/a>By Justin Doff<\/p>\n

Once you put in the hard work to know and detect GMAT sentence correction<\/a> errors, you're going to catch those mistakes all around you.<\/p>\n

A recent example: one of my British friends and I were watching futbol (I'll go with the Spanish spelling so as to not confuse sports), and I picked up on a weird (but commonly accepted) verb agreement error in futbol journalism---using a plural verb\/pronoun to refer to a single team.<\/p>\n

If you are referring to a singular entity, regardless of what it contains, is the subject singular or plural? Perhaps a silly question, and here are some perhaps really obvious examples:<\/p>\n

The coach is...<\/em>
\n The league is...<\/em>
\n This team is...<\/em><\/p>\n

BUT, then, take a look at these actual news stories from the European press:<\/p>\n

\"Real Madrid have a golden opportunity to open up a huge lead in the Champions League group stage...\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"AC MILAN have hit back at speculation that Mario Balotelli could be in line for a shock move to Chelsea...\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"AC Milan are fighting for a place in the top three...\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you watch a futbol match live, you'll hear that curious error even more frequently.<\/p>\n

According to the GMAT, all three of these examples are incorrect, because the subject is the team and not its players.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That being said, here's where things get really contorted: what if the team name is plural? For example, if we were referring to my favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers, would we use \"is\" or \"are\"?<\/p>\n

Well, technically it should still be \"The Los Angeles Lakers is...\" because the subject is still just a singular team, but thankfully the GMAT has never tested that variation.<\/p>\n

Questions? Comments? Topics you'd like to see me cover in a future blog entry? Please share them in the comments! Until next time, be well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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