I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct?
R Reveur New member Joined Jul 25, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 25, 2013 #1 I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Jul 25, 2013 #2 Reveur said: I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Click to expand... No. Which newspaper did you find it in?
Reveur said: I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Click to expand... No. Which newspaper did you find it in?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jul 25, 2013 #3 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
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 VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jul 25, 2013 #4 Reveur said: I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Click to expand... 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.
Reveur said: I found this in a newspaper. "The couple was great friends". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Click to expand... 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.