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- police is are does do [singular vs plural] - WordReference Forums
"Police" is a collective noun that can be either singular or plural, depending on the context If you say "the police do" you refer to the individual police officers, while "the police does" refers to the whole force as a unit
- Collective nouns - a council lt;is, are gt; - WordReference Forums
i) When a collective noun denotes an undivided entity, a singular verb is usual, e g 2 The jury consists of 12 men and women from all walks of life 3 The council is taking legal action against my noisy neighbours And about time too ii) When a collective noun denotes the individuals of the group, the verb is plural, though the noun is
- twelve = dozen: ten = what? | WordReference Forums
dozen is used for 12 in English In our language we say 'düzine' And we also have another word 'deste' to express a group of 10 people or things
- Leadership (collective noun) singular or plural?
In BrE in particular, collective nouns can take either singular or plural verbs, depending on whether the speaker writer is thinking of the noun as an entity or as a group of individuals (For lots more threads on this, search on collective nouns in Dictionary and thread title search )
- The youth of today is are | WordReference Forums
Some say 'youth' is always used as plural Then, should I always use 'youth' as plural? or like other collective nouns, does it depend on the meaning of the context? 1a The youth of the world is the answer to this question b The youth of the world are the answer to this question I think 1a is more correct in this sentence, am I right?
- general name for shampoo, showering gel, soap, razor and shaving foam
Hi there, - When I go on a long holiday, I pack a lot of clothes and I pack shampoo, showering gel, soap,razor and shaving foam What is the general name for shampoo, showering gel, soap,razor and shaving foam? Cleaning equipment? I guess not but something similar Thank you!
- Collective nouns - A crowd of people WERE. . . or A crowd of people . . .
This is especially true of British English; American English is more inclined to use a singular verb with a singular collective noun, but does on occasion use a plural If you put collective nouns into Dictionary and Thread title search - or click on the relevant link in the frequently-raised topics list mentioned above - you'll be taken to a large number of previous discussions about
- There is are a dozen eggos in the box. | WordReference Forums
(the determining factor is the collective noun "dozen" NOT "eggs" (the object of the [left out] preposition in "of eggs" There are many birds There are clouds There is a chicken There is a team of players (again, the determining factor is the collective noun (singular) "team" NOT players There are teams of players There is a group of people
- Aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews [collective nouns] - WordReference Forums
If there was a sentence where you for some reason had to use a collective noun instead of the noun phrase with conjunction, you'd either use "relatives" as Miss Julie suggested (most likely case) or, perhaps, depending on the exact relationship to you of the aunt and uncle, you might be able to say "my mother's siblings are coming to visit us" or "my father's siblings are coming to visit us
- A minimum of 3 people is required. . . ? - WordReference Forums
A minimum is not the same as, say, a quorum or a majority, both of which represent a collective of some kind and are generally considered singular A minimum is not a collective term for a group of people; it is a modification of the number, which is plural, therefore deserving a plural verb
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