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B4B4
Pronoun with Collective Subject
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A collective subject (army, committee, council, and other
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words referring to groups) may take either a singular or plural
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pronoun depending on how the subject is used. If a
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collective subject is used to refer to a group as a whole, it
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will take a singular pronoun. If it refers to the members of a
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group, a plural pronoun is used.
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Singular sense:
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The committee announced
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its
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winner.
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Plural sense:
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The committee have been arguing
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among
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themselves.
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