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The above guy obviously does not know what a pseudonym is. The name you are looking for is "Alan Smithee".
they are determined by the board of directors
they are determined by the board of directors
No, the noun phrase 'the board of directors' is composed of common nouns. The noun phrase 'the board of directors' is a general term for a group of people that performs a particular function. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
The close common word is satisfied (sated, content).
"Board of Directors" is a singular (one board) compound noun that takes a singular verb.Think of it as 'a special group' of directors. The group may be large or small.Example: "The board is meeting this afternoon. (is= singular verb)But when talking about 'the directors', they may be large or small, or of varying sizes!Example: "The directors are meeting this afternoon." (are = plural verb)COMPANY / CORPORATE LAWA company has a Board of Directors. It is clearly singular. Therefore singular verbs and singular pronouns are used when referring to 'a board' or 'the Board' of Directors.Examples of usage:"The World Bank Group has four Boards of Directors. ... Each Board of Directors is responsible for the conduct of ..." -The World Bank"The MCC Board of Directors is composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of ..." -Millennium Challenge Corporation, USA"If the board of directors has judged that a member bank is performing or behaving poorly, it will report this to the Board of Governors." -WikiPedia - Federal Reserve System"The exercise by the board of directors of its powers ..." -WikiPedia - Board of Directors"The board of directors generally sets broad corporate policy ..." - FreeDictionary.comNOTE that the verbs 'is', 'has', 'it', 'its' and 'sets' are all singular forms.PLURALThe plural of 'board of directors' is 'boards of directors / Boards of Directors"Some directors may serve on a numbers of different Boardsof Directors, that is, they have directorships with more than one company.EXAMPLES OF USAGEBoards of Directors are responsible for ...If boards of directors have judged ... they will report ...The exercise by boards of directors of theirpowers ...Boards of directors generally set broad corporate policy. etc
The noun 'Fizzy Fizz' is a proper noun, the name of a specific pseudonym. (at least a half dozen versions on Facebook).
The product of all the common prime factors is the GCF. The product of all common factors would vary according to the list.
The noun 'director' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
If the GCF of a given pair of numbers is 1, the LCM will be equal to their product. If the GCF is greater than 1, the LCM will be less than their product. Or, stated another way, if the two numbers have no common prime factors, their LCM will be their product.
"John Smith" is a common pseudonym used to represent an anonymous or hypothetical person. It is not a specific individual.
The requirement for dividends to be paid in cash to common stockholders is typically determined by the company's board of directors.
If the GCF of the denominators is 1, the least common denominator is their product.