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martinasvabova
Czech Republic

Could you please help me ?
 
I�m trying to explain a game and one sentence should be something like this:One team is thieves and the other is policemen. Is it OK or should I use are instead of is? Thanks a lot for your help.

13 May 2010      





kotyna
Czech Republic

I would say: the first team CONSISTS OF policemen and the other consists of thieves:-)

13 May 2010     



aliciapc
Uruguay

Or : there are policemen in one team and thieves in the other one . . .

13 May 2010     



martinasvabova
Czech Republic

Thank you for your help.

13 May 2010     



dennismychina
China

How about -  one team is a policeman and the other is a thief. The teams will be acting as one, not so?

13 May 2010     



class centre
Belarus

one team ARE the police and the other ARE thieves

see here http://www.thefreedictionary.com/team

good luck!

13 May 2010