When using staff in a sentence do you use staff is?

Answer 1

There are two different plurals, which have different uses: staffs and staves.

Staff is:

1. a group of people employed by a company, individual etc, for executive, clerical work, etc

2. a body of teachers or lecturers

3. the officers appointed to assist a commander

The plural is staffs when referring to more than one of the above groups. Example: The General Staffs of all NATO countries attended the meeting.

4. a type of stick, such as a walking stick or emblem of authority

5. something that sustains or supports "bread is the staff of life"

6. a pole on which a flag is hung

7. a pole used as a handle

8. (also called stave) the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five, upon which music is written.

The plural is usually staves but sometimes staffs.

Answer 2

It can be either: the word staff is a collective term for a group.

The common US usage is the singular verb forms (the staff is).

The common UK usage is the plural verb forms (the staff are).

The plural "staffs" would always use a plural verb.

Answer 3

Yes, staff can be a singular noun, when used for an inanimate object, such a a rod, the plural is staffs. Example uses:

When he goes on a hike, he carries a staff to assist in climbing.

You will find some staffs standing in a bucket in the tool shed.

When used to refer to personnel, staff is a group noun and the singular is staffer. Example uses:

The entire staff was called to the meeting this morning.

A staffer was sent to the coffee shop to bring in refreshments.

Answer 4

To have a friend to help u out

Answer 5

staff are.