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re: Texas school posts signs saying their faculty/staff is armed
Posted on 8/26/14 at 6:44 am to JazzyJeff
Posted on 8/26/14 at 6:44 am to JazzyJeff
quote:No.
it should read, "protect its students"
The staff can correctly be taken as a whole or as a sum of parts. In this context, "staff" is a group of concerned individuals.
“staff .... may use whatever force is necessary to protect our students”
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Posted on 8/26/14 at 8:02 am to NC_Tigah
I'm glad I read your post before responding. Was about to say the same thing. 
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:53 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:
The staff can correctly be taken as a whole or as a sum of parts. In this context, "staff" is a group of concerned individuals.
Correct, which means there is only one staff and they have subject verb agreement wrong.
It should read "the staff is armed", not "the staff are armed"
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