"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 LAW
A 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:
NOTE that the verbs 'is', 'has', 'it', 'its' and 'sets' are all singular forms.
PLURAL
The 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 USAGE
The collective noun for directors is a board of directors.
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
The word zoo's is the singular possessive (refers to one zoo).The plural is zoos and the plural possessive is zoos' (e.g. The zoos' directors agreed to merge them into a single state corporation.)
Who may be singular or plural.
diagnosis is singular diagnoses is plural sis = singular ses = plural
To form the possessive, place the apostrophe after the ending s of the plural noun directors: directors'Example: The board of directors' meeting is at two.
If it would mean a possession of the directors, an apostrophe is needed. Example: Director's office (singular) Directors' office (plural)
will board, for all persons, singular and plural.
The singular noun is citizen. The singular possessive form is citizen's.The plural noun is citizens. The plural possessive form is citizens'.Examples:You can't restrict a citizen's right to those records. (singular)All of the citizens' petitions will be reviewed by the board. (plural)
The collective noun for directors is a board of directors.
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
singular and plural
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
The word zoo's is the singular possessive (refers to one zoo).The plural is zoos and the plural possessive is zoos' (e.g. The zoos' directors agreed to merge them into a single state corporation.)
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
No, the treasurer of the board of directors cannot be the secretary of the board of directors in Nebraska unless it is in the acting capacity.