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Which pronoun refers to a group …such as an orchestra — "they" or "it"?
…Which pronoun should be used to refer to, say, to an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they ——?
Intuitively I’d go for “they”, but intuition is known to fail … Thanks for answering!fail…
Which pronoun refers to a group …
… say, to an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they ——? Intuitively I’d go for “they”, but intuition is known to fail … Thanks for answering!
Which pronoun refers to a group such as an orchestra — "they" or "it"?
Which pronoun should be used to refer to, say, an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they?
Intuitively I’d go for “they”, but intuition is known to fail…
... … say, to an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they--——?
Intuitively I'd Intuitively I’d go for "they"“they”, but intuition is known to fail ...
Thanks… Thanks for answering!
Which pronoun refers to a group ...
... say, to an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they--?
Intuitively I'd go for "they", but intuition is known to fail ...
Thanks for answering!
Which pronoun refers to a group …
… say, to an orchestra? Does it go on concert tours, or do they——? Intuitively I’d go for “they”, but intuition is known to fail … Thanks for answering!