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An article in 'The Economist'
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22 Apr 2013, 20:31
22 Apr 2013, 20:31
Hi All,
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Re: An article in 'The Economist'
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13 Jul 2018, 09:23
13 Jul 2018, 09:23
fugitive wrote:
Hi All,
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Nice question.
Classic example of confusion and play with collective nouns!!
I think here "were" is referring to the tree of family rather than treating family as a singular entity.The sentence later states -scattered all over the globe I think this further highlights the intent of the constituents of the family.So yes...We want singular but based on meaning or intent of author it can be a plural.
Please press Kudos if it helps!!
Re: An article in 'The Economist'
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18 Jul 2018, 19:39
18 Jul 2018, 19:39
prabsahi wrote:
fugitive wrote:
Hi All,
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Today I was reading an article on 'The Economist' which discussed about recent blast in US. The article's first line was:
"THE Tsarnaev family, like many families from Chechnya, were part of a diaspora that had scattered all over the globe: Turkey, Syria, Poland, and Austria, and, apparently, suburban Massachusetts."
As soon as I started reading I took 'The Tsarnaev family' as the subject and was expecting a singular verb. Clearly that wasn't the case. Am I missing something basic here? Is there any verbal rule that should be followed here?
https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2013/04/russian-politics-0
Nice question.
Classic example of confusion and play with collective nouns!!
I think here "were" is referring to the tree of family rather than treating family as a singular entity.The sentence later states -scattered all over the globe I think this further highlights the intent of the constituents of the family.So yes...We want singular but based on meaning or intent of author it can be a plural.
Please press Kudos if it helps!!
Even family tree --- is also singular. I think it is a sincere mistake.
