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 Re: subject-verb agreement of proper noun
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Originally Posted by engee30  Hello there.
Once again I got into a quarrel with someone over whether it is possible to use a plural verb if the subject of the sentence is a proper noun in the singular form. This is the trouble sentence: (Microsoft) Word have had quite an impact on me. (as the application and all its versions and bundles and stuff) In this sentence "has" would be correct since it is "[The] Microsoft Word [program]".
I know that in some instances you can use either a plural verb or a singular verb with a singular subject (like family, team) as well as with some proper nouns: Microsoft have sold off some of their assets.
The question is, is it possible to apply the same rule to the subject-verb agreement of the sentence in question?
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