OK, serious question, and would appreciate some input from a language teacher.
My sons homework I saw last night was (essentially) this:
This is .........(blank space to fill in)................ They are my favourite teacher. They teach.......(blank to fill in).......
Now, is this just me, or is this f*cked? Can you use "they are" for a singular object (person) in this case "teacher".
Now, I will admit, I have little formal language training (since school), so if this is correct usage, I would be happy to know.
having just forked over a small fortune this weekend to get my son into an evening/weekend language school because after 3 years at his present (english language program) school he still can't fucking read/write properly - I am a little bit on the annoyed side.
So, sentence above - right or wrong?
ta in advance.