The noun 'staff' is a singular noun:
The plural form is staffs.
The plural form of staff is staffThe plural of staff is either staffs or staves. Most meanings of the word will accept both forms, but the plural of the musical staff is always staves, while the plural of the personnel staff is always staffs.
No, because there are not 100 plural pronouns.The plural pronouns are:weusyou (can be singular or plural)theythemthesethoseouroursyour (can be singular or plural)yours (can be singular or plural)theirtheirsourselvesyourselvesthemselvesbothfewfewermanyothersseveralall (can be singular or plural)any (can be singular or plural)more (can be singular or plural)most (can be singular or plural)none (can be singular or plural)some (can be singular or plural)such (can be singular or plural)
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.
Who may be singular or plural.
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The plural form of staff is staffThe plural of staff is either staffs or staves. Most meanings of the word will accept both forms, but the plural of the musical staff is always staves, while the plural of the personnel staff is always staffs.
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Staff, as in "This office space is big enough for a staff of fifty," or "Most of the staff usually go to the corner bar after work," is a SINGULAR noun.
No, because there are not 100 plural pronouns.The plural pronouns are:weusyou (can be singular or plural)theythemthesethoseouroursyour (can be singular or plural)yours (can be singular or plural)theirtheirsourselvesyourselvesthemselvesbothfewfewermanyothersseveralall (can be singular or plural)any (can be singular or plural)more (can be singular or plural)most (can be singular or plural)none (can be singular or plural)some (can be singular or plural)such (can be singular or plural)
Not as a plural of a singular noun. Once it is plural, it is already a multiple.However, group nouns that can use a singular verb form can be made plural to indicate more than one group or instance, such as family-families and staff-staffs.ALSO, a few plural nouns have homonyms that are singular, and these can be made plural.One example is people, which is a plural noun, but also has a singular meaning as "a race of individuals" which can be pluralized as peoples.
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Staff, for all intents and purposes, is singular. There is one staff. Definition 5.e. in Merriam-Webster's entry allows for use as plural, however, the preferred use is singular. Think of "staff" as the sum total of the parts. (As the pie is made up of the slices.) PREFERRED: "Fifteen members of the staff attended the meeting." AVOID: "Fifteen staff attended the meeting." In addition, most publications that follow Associated Press guidelines will use only the singular. When in doubt, avoid the word. Recraft the sentence using a different word, like "employees," or "workers."
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.
"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.
The word team is singular; the plural form is teams.