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my family has met / my family have met



martinhag
Brazil

my family has met / my family have met
 
Hello,
 
Can you guys help me? I �d like to know which one is correct: "My family has met a lot lately." or "My family have met a lot lately."
 
Thank you sooooo much!!
 
Martinha

21 May 2010      





aliciapc
Uruguay

I �d say "has".

21 May 2010     



redcamarocruiser
United States

My family has met is grammatically correct, but met is a word used in sentences like "The school board met for the vote."

The committee met to discuss the bill.

The president met with his cabinet to ...

The employees and  boss met to ...

Families get together.
Families  visit each other.

Maybe families meet when they have an agenda to discuss?

My family met at the mall and then we went shopping.

Let �s see what others say.

21 May 2010     



lizsantiago
Puerto Rico

has met .... family is a collective noun so it needs a singular �verb,� met is ok since it means they gather together, a reunion.

21 May 2010     



lshorton99
China

This has come up on the forums before:

http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=17317


Basically, both are correct although I �d been inclined to agree with everyone else in saying that �has met � is better in this particular case.

Lindsey

21 May 2010