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whatdaheck
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Location: Qatar
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: Help!!! |
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Hi
We take a country as plural or singular...some where I read e.g Qatar has and some where Qatar have.. which one's right?
Is it ok to say for my country that ''she'' has given me a lot etc... She/it? 
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Help!!! |
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| whatdaheck wrote: |
| We take a country as plural or singular...some where I read e.g Qatar has and some where Qatar have.. which one's right? |
When talking about the country as a political entity, use singular. Qatar is (singular) a rich country. When you are talking about the people, you can use plural. The citizens of Qatar have (plural) a high standard of living.
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| Is it ok to say for my country that ''she'' has given me a lot etc... She/it? |
Yes when you are being emotional or poetic. It is common to refer to one's home country as a Motherland or Fatherland or Mother Country. |
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