-the staff is o the staff are?-
- -the staff is o the staff are?-
- Nota d'uso
I sostantivi come staff 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: Research staff is requested in both centres, si richiede personale addetto alla ricerca in entrambi i centri. Se invece si pensa alle singole persone che fanno cose diverse all'interno del gruppo, si sceglie il plurale: Our staff are under tremendous pressure at the moment, attualmente i nostri dipendenti sono sottoposti a una pressione terribile. 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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