I know this is completely random, but there are a lot of writers around here.
Is this correct grammar?
The unlikely duo pursues their only lead.
MH got a note that this should be:
The unlikely duo pursue their only lead.
I am his unofficial editor, but looking this up is giving me a headache (especially because I only have a few minutes). I think that probably sounds right, but no one giving him notes is a grammar expert by any means. (I am more of a human spell checker).
TIA!
Grammar Question
June 17th, 2018 at 03:56 pm
June 17th, 2018 at 07:05 pm 1529262309
This is what I think and I am not a grammar expert...if we use the word in a sentence like this..."He and his friend make quite a duo." the "a' means it is singular so the note taker would be right. But personally, I think the way your husband wrote it sounds correct.
I look forward to seeing what everyone else has to say.
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When the group is being considered as a whole, it can be treated as a single entity: “the group was ready to go on stage.” But when the individuality of its members is being emphasized, “group” is plural: “the group were in disagreement about where to go for dinner.”
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