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Jul 27, 2005 · The team are playing in the test matches next week. A collective noun should not be treated as both singular and plural in the same construction; thus The family is determined to press its (not their) claim. Among the common collective nouns are committee, clergy, company, enemy, group, family, flock, public, and team. source: dictionary.com.
Sep 7, 2009 · English - US. Sep 7, 2009. #3. Both are used, and seem grammatical. However, "There are six members in my family" is more commonly used and seems more natural to me as a stand alone sentence. Ferrydog's suggestion is fine, too.
Aug 6, 2014 · We are family. We are a family. をどう使い分けるかというのは多少？難問で、"a" を付ける方が無難です。 備考：family は親子という意味と、親戚を含めたグループ、一つの家に住むグループといろいろの意味で使われます。
Aug 30, 2004 · Nicholas Basily said: We normally say "sb is committed to sth" (e.g. she is committed to her family) where sth may be a gerund (e.g. she is committed to looking after her family). However, I have come across, much less frequently, "be (jointly) committed to do sth" or "have a commitment to do sth". "sb is committed to sth" = "be committed to do ...
Oct 29, 2012 · México - Español. Oct 29, 2012. #1. Hello! What is the correct form "The XXXXX Family (the "F" in "Family" capitalized) or "The Smith family" (lowercase)? The sentence I'm working on is: "The Smith family comes from Fulton, Ohio." And while we're at it, when the sentence includes the word "family" you do not use the plural form, like you ...
Oct 3, 2013 · Oct 3, 2013. #1. Hi guys, Here in Iran, when we finish our conversations with friends on the streets, we. usually say: " send my hello to your family, bye ". I want to know if you native English speakers say something like that while leaving each other. No source/Self made general question.
Aug 14, 2021 · We are delighted to welcome you to our company. 非常欢迎你到我们公司来。 (《牛津英语搭配词典》第 2 版，英汉双解版 p.1976) We welcome you to the show. 我们欢迎你来观看演出。（《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》 p.2374 ）
