In British English I think it would be “the polecat is recovering in numbers..” or “the pheasant is an introduced species”.
The polecat example would be OK in British English, but it would definitely be wrong to mix plural (pheasants are) and singular (an) in the same phrase. Brenda On 20 May 2014, at 21:21, Lorelei Halley <[email protected]> wrote: > Although in current American English practice I > think most biologists would say "polecats are recovering in numbers under > protected status", or "pheasants are an introduced species". Brenda in Allhallows [email protected] www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
