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Yurui Liu
Mar 7, 2021, 4:52:03 AM3/7/21
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Hi,
I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
English:
a. My family always go/goes to church on Sunday.
b. My family always go/goes to church together on Sunday.
I'd appreciate your help.
I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
English:
a. My family always go/goes to church on Sunday.
b. My family always go/goes to church together on Sunday.
I'd appreciate your help.
Yurui Liu
Mar 7, 2021, 4:53:15 AM3/7/21
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Yurui Liu 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午5:52:03 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> English:
Oops, I shouldn't have used "auxiliary" in the above.
>
> I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> English:
CDB
Mar 7, 2021, 9:06:45 AM3/7/21
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As you probably know, the use of a plural verb with a group noun is more
common in British English than in American.
--
CDB, speaking mostly Canadian English
Ken Blake
Mar 7, 2021, 10:55:55 AM3/7/21
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On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> English:
Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> English:
It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
> a. My family always go/goes to church on Sunday.
> b. My family always go/goes to church together on Sunday.
a plural subject and the verb would be "go."
--
Ken
Yurui Liu
Mar 7, 2021, 9:17:37 PM3/7/21
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Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
The army is returning to the base together.
(meaning: The members of the army are returning to the base together.)
> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> > English:
> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
Is the following okay then?
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> > English:
> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
The army is returning to the base together.
(meaning: The members of the army are returning to the base together.)
Tony Cooper
Mar 7, 2021, 11:22:11 PM3/7/21
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 18:17:35 -0800 (PST), Yurui Liu
<liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Ken Blake ? 2021?3?7? ?????11:55:55 [UTC+8] ??????
sentence isn't believable as something anyone would say. An army
doesn't travel en masse.
Phrase it as: The family is returning to the hotel together.
That's a normal sentence describing that the entire family will be
traveling at the same time.
--
Tony Cooper Orlando Florida
<liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Ken Blake ? 2021?3?7? ?????11:55:55 [UTC+8] ??????
>> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
>Is the following okay then?
>
>The army is returning to the base together.
>(meaning: The members of the army are returning to the base together.)
>
I understand that you are looking for gramatical structure, but your
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
>Is the following okay then?
>
>The army is returning to the base together.
>(meaning: The members of the army are returning to the base together.)
>
sentence isn't believable as something anyone would say. An army
doesn't travel en masse.
Phrase it as: The family is returning to the hotel together.
That's a normal sentence describing that the entire family will be
traveling at the same time.
--
Tony Cooper Orlando Florida
Lewis
Mar 8, 2021, 2:29:43 AM3/8/21
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"the family are well know"; one family, two families).
OTOH, "The sisters go..."
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"Yessir, Captain Tight Pants."
Lewis
Mar 8, 2021, 2:32:53 AM3/8/21
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In message <a408cfb1-5ee7-4dbd...@googlegroups.com> Yurui Liu <liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
> Is the following okay then?
> The army is returning to the base together.
"together" is odd there, but not wrong. Standing alone with no
> Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
> Is the following okay then?
> The army is returning to the base together.
explanation (the Army was separated) it sounds odd, better is just "The
army is returning to base" and even better is "The 5th Army is returning
to base".
Armies are definitionally a unit unless it's quite clear they are not
for some reason. Similar, "The platoon is returning to base" and it
would be odd to add "together".
--
Yeah, Nick. Nick's the kinda guy you can trust. Nick's your buddy
Nick's the kinda guy you drink beers with. The kinda guy that
doesn't care if you puke in his car. Nick.
Yurui Liu
Mar 8, 2021, 3:07:31 AM3/8/21
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Lewis 在 2021年3月8日 星期一下午3:32:53 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural
to you, with "goes" and "together"?
> In message <a408cfb1-5ee7-4dbd...@googlegroups.com> Yurui Liu <liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
> >> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> >> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> >> > English:
> >> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
> >> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
> > Is the following okay then?
>
> > The army is returning to the base together.
> "together" is odd there, but not wrong. Standing alone with no
> explanation (the Army was separated) it sounds odd, better is just "The
> army is returning to base" and even better is "The 5th Army is returning
> to base".
>
> Armies are definitionally a unit unless it's quite clear they are not
> for some reason. Similar, "The platoon is returning to base" and it
> would be odd to add "together".
Thank you.
> > Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
> >> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
> >> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
> >> > English:
> >> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
> >> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
> > Is the following okay then?
>
> > The army is returning to the base together.
> "together" is odd there, but not wrong. Standing alone with no
> explanation (the Army was separated) it sounds odd, better is just "The
> army is returning to base" and even better is "The 5th Army is returning
> to base".
>
> Armies are definitionally a unit unless it's quite clear they are not
> for some reason. Similar, "The platoon is returning to base" and it
> would be odd to add "together".
Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural
to you, with "goes" and "together"?
Eric Walker
Mar 8, 2021, 3:20:32 AM3/8/21
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On Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:07:28 -0800, Yurui Liu wrote:
[...]
> Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural to you,
> with "goes" and "together"?
Yes. It is quite possible for all the members of your family to attend
church every Sunday without all of them going to the same service, so
"together" is not redundant.
--
Cordially,
Eric Walker
[...]
> Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural to you,
> with "goes" and "together"?
church every Sunday without all of them going to the same service, so
"together" is not redundant.
--
Cordially,
Eric Walker
Ken Blake
Mar 8, 2021, 9:52:40 AM3/8/21
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On 3/7/2021 7:17 PM, Yurui Liu wrote:
> Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
> Is the following okay then?
>
> The army is returning to the base together.
No. The singular verb "is returning" is fine, but not with the addition
> Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> > English:
>> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>
> Is the following okay then?
>
> The army is returning to the base together.
of "together."
> (meaning: The members of the army are returning to the base together.)
>
--
Ken
Lewis
Mar 8, 2021, 1:17:20 PM3/8/21
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In message <d08fd0eb-6f7f-4a58...@googlegroups.com> Yurui Liu <liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lewis 在 2021年3月8日 星期一下午3:32:53 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> In message <a408cfb1-5ee7-4dbd...@googlegroups.com> Yurui Liu <liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> >> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> >> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> >> > English:
>> >> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> >> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>>
>> > Is the following okay then?
>>
>> > The army is returning to the base together.
>> "together" is odd there, but not wrong. Standing alone with no
>> explanation (the Army was separated) it sounds odd, better is just "The
>> army is returning to base" and even better is "The 5th Army is returning
>> to base".
>>
>> Armies are definitionally a unit unless it's quite clear they are not
>> for some reason. Similar, "The platoon is returning to base" and it
>> would be odd to add "together".
> Thank you.
> Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural
> to you, with "goes" and "together"?
I would only use "together" if there was a need to explicitly state that
> Lewis 在 2021年3月8日 星期一下午3:32:53 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> In message <a408cfb1-5ee7-4dbd...@googlegroups.com> Yurui Liu <liuyur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Ken Blake 在 2021年3月7日 星期日下午11:55:55 [UTC+8] 的信中寫道：
>> >> On 3/7/2021 2:52 AM, Yurui Liu wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm wondering if the addition of "together" can affect the choice of
>> >> > the auxiliary verb in the following sentences in American and British
>> >> > English:
>> >> Not as far as I'm concerned. The subject of the sentence is "my family."
>> >> It's a singular subject and that requires "goes," not "go."
>>
>> > Is the following okay then?
>>
>> > The army is returning to the base together.
>> "together" is odd there, but not wrong. Standing alone with no
>> explanation (the Army was separated) it sounds odd, better is just "The
>> army is returning to base" and even better is "The 5th Army is returning
>> to base".
>>
>> Armies are definitionally a unit unless it's quite clear they are not
>> for some reason. Similar, "The platoon is returning to base" and it
>> would be odd to add "together".
> Thank you.
> Is "My family always goes to church together on Sunday" natural
> to you, with "goes" and "together"?
we traveled and attended as a group.
I also would not say "Sunday" under normal circumstances.
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Snidely
Mar 9, 2021, 2:00:43 AM3/9/21
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CDB explained :
FWIW
I stick with "goes", but I'd move "together" together with the verb.
B'. My family always goes together to church on Sunday.
/dps
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As a colleague once told me about an incoming manager,
"He does very well in a suck-up, kick-down culture."
Bill in Vancouver
I stick with "goes", but I'd move "together" together with the verb.
B'. My family always goes together to church on Sunday.
/dps
--
As a colleague once told me about an incoming manager,
"He does very well in a suck-up, kick-down culture."
Bill in Vancouver
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