Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
their or its and why?
...as the band prepare to play its/their last final preformance of the year.
Top answer
i think it's their because it's denotation for people who are making a band ...
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i think it's their because it's denotation for people who are making a band ...
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Muslimahi think it's their because it's denotation for people who are making a band ...I also might use 'their'; however, the band can be viewed as a single unit performing together, making some people feel better with 'its'. I think most people would say the band is marching down the street rather than are
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AmE: ... the band prepares to play its last performance ...
BrE: ... the band prepare to play their last performance ...
You shouldn't have both last and final there. Use one or the other. They mean the same thing.
CJ
BrE: ... the band prepare to play their last performance ...
You shouldn't have both last and final there. Use one or the other. They mean the same thing.
CJ
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General Motors are planning a corporate restructure.
General Motors is planning a corporate restructure.
Any thoughts?
General Motors is planning a corporate restructure.
Any thoughts?
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Hi,
General Motors are planning a corporate restructure.
General Motors is planning a corporate restructure.
Any thoughts? You hear both. I favour the latter. It seems like the classic faceless, monolithic company.
Clive
General Motors are planning a corporate restructure.
General Motors is planning a corporate restructure.
Any thoughts? You hear both. I favour the latter. It seems like the classic faceless, monolithic company.
Clive
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...as the band prepares to play its final performance of the year
(Use singular pronouns with collective antecedents when the noun is thought of as a single unit.)
(Use singular pronouns with collective antecedents when the noun is thought of as a single unit.)
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You are free to reply to any question you want, but note that you're replying to a post that is three years old, and the person who asked the question has probably moved on by now.
CJ
CJ
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"...as the band prepare to play its/their last final preformance of the year."
The correct answer is "its" !
Although the meaning of the word band is the same of a group, band is a singular noun, so it has do agree with the respective possessive pronoun "its".
If the sentence were:
"...as the bandS [plural - more than one band] prepare to play..."
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The correct answer is "its" !
Although the meaning of the word band is the same of a group, band is a singular noun, so it has do agree with the respective possessive pronoun "its".
If the sentence were:
"...as the bandS [plural - more than one band] prepare to play..."
than
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