[Grammar] Is this sentence grammatically correct?

[Reveur]

I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct?

 

[Raymott]

I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct?

No. Which newspaper did you find it in?

 

[Rover_KE]

Note that a better title would have been 'The couple was great friends'.

Extract from the Posting Guidelines:

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

Rover

 

[MikeNewYork]

I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Even though "couple" is a singular noun, it is clear in this use that it refers to two people. Therefore, a plural verb is a better choice.