"The couple is returning" is correct. The word "couple" is singular and needs a singular verb. If more than one couple was returning, the sentence would read "The couples are returning," using a plural verb.
A couple dozen lighthousesa is not the correct English because both the couple and dozen are collective words.
The phrase "a couple more minutes" is correct and commonly used to indicate a short additional period of time.
I love these couples (plural).I love this couple (singular).Therefore, if talking about a couple of friends, it would be, "I love this couple!" If talking about several couples (as on the dance floor, for instance) it would be, "I love these couple!"
It could be correct in the right context: "The time for returning this library book without a fine has been expired for two days", although it would be more idiomatic to substitute "The time for returning this library book without a fine expired two days ago".
Resides. Couple is an example of a collective noun. If the couple is doing something together it is singular. The couple resides in Washington. If the two of them are doing something apart, then it is plural. The couple are taking separate vacations this year. North Americans, though, tend to use collective nouns as a singular, whereas Brits use them as plural: The faculty is diverse. North America The faculty are diverse. UK
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A couple dozen lighthousesa is not the correct English because both the couple and dozen are collective words.
"The couple don't know" is correct.
no, its not correct .......but if uniform is a code then its not correct
Couple is a plural noun so -- walk together -- is correct
Couple of dogs :) -Lauren
The phrase "a couple more minutes" is correct and commonly used to indicate a short additional period of time.
I love these couples (plural).I love this couple (singular).Therefore, if talking about a couple of friends, it would be, "I love this couple!" If talking about several couples (as on the dance floor, for instance) it would be, "I love these couple!"
That is the correct spelling of "returning" (coming back or bringing back).
In American English, the correct answer is "The couple has children." But in British English, they would generally say "the couple have children."
The song by Rascal Flatts, What Hurts the Most shows a teenage couple returning home from a party in the early morning. The boy later dies in a car crash.