-the crowd is o the crowd are?-

-the crowd is o the crowd are?-
Nota d'uso
I sostantivi come crowd sono chiamati collettivi perché indicano un gruppo di persone. In inglese possono essere seguiti dal verbo al singolare o al plurale, a seconda del contesto e di ciò che vuole esprimere chi parla. In generale, se si pensa al sostantivo in modo impersonale, si sceglie il singolare: There's a big crowd here today, oggi c'è una grande folla qui. Se invece si pensa alle singole persone che fanno cose diverse all'interno del gruppo, si sceglie il plurale: The crowd, who gathered here yesterday, have been very quiet today, la folla, che si è riunita qui ieri, oggi è stata molto tranquilla. Si noti che quando il verbo è al singolare, un'eventuale proposizione relativa sarà introdotta da which o that, mentre se il verbo è al plurale, poiché si pensa alle persone, si ricorre a who.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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