Web here, when you say there are a couple of apples, you are really saying:

Couple is noun or not. Web the term couple is a collective noun which refers to two people who are married, dating each other or is closely related to each other romantically and sexually. Web couple (pronoun) usually preceded by a; Web couple is a collective noun.

Web in english grammar, some things are seen as a whole or mass. It is safe to say that, in. A couple of (informal) a small number of;

Verb a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces the coils are. Couple is actually a singular noun, so you should use a singular verb. A pair of aces is the best hand in texas hold'em.

This is not always the case in the uk. Web the couple is or the couple are? But i speak british english, which is more tolerant of collective nouns (such as.

Web dictionaries often claim that, 'a couple of' means two as in, 'a couple of friends' and using 'a couple of' as in 'a couple of minutes' to mean several minutes is. The couple is going to purchase the house? Hence the plural are is correct.

Web definition of 'couple' word frequency couple (kʌpəl ) word forms: Sometimes it's not clear whether collective nouns like couple take a singular or plural verb. In american english, collective nouns tend to be treated as singular.