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Tue 10 May, 2011 11:51 pm
A question arose here about language in our faculty handbook: should the following be A or B? One group said B, because one contract per instructor (sense). Another group said A, because plural before "whose" needs to be matched by plural after it (grammar). Still another group said it could be either, but that A is likely the "correct" option.
A. All instructors whose initial contracts
B. All instructors whose initial contract
Thank you.
Mark Scott
@Psymart,
You finish the sentences an I'll tell ya what's what, what.
@laughoutlood,
All instructors whose initial contracts were signed before 1/1/06 are eligible for promotion to Associate Professor after their fifth year of service.