Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Team as singular or plural


I am a bit confused with this sentence.


The team was/were now in the field and about to take their/its place.


Since we are referring to taking positions on the field and as all the players take different positions, I thought we have to use the team as a plural here as the emphasis is on individual units. But my book says otherwise.


Is The team were now in the field and about to take their place, correct? Please clarify.




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