Learn how to correctly match verbs with collective nouns such as group, family, and police in sentences. Explore examples and guidelines for using collective nouns as subjects in English sentences to ensure proper subject-verb agreement.
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Unit 1 Women of achievement 2011 4
EXAMPLES: 1 Our group are all going to visit them in the forest. 2 Our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon.
Following Janes way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. If the word group refers to different members, use a plural verb.
Jane warns that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon. We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. If the word group is considered as whole, use a singular verb.
is 1 The family The family 2 This class twenty-five boys. The class science subjects. (be) very big. (be) very early risers. (have) eighteen girls and are has are (be) very bright especially in are 3 The government important meeting when I got there. The government cuts in income tax. (be) having an is (be) planning further is 4 The police which protects the public from harm. The police catch thieves and robbers. (be) an organization are (be) people who
Nouns like group, family, police are called collective nouns. When collective nouns are used as subjects, we should choose their verbs according to the meaning of the subject and the whole sentence. Collective Nouns army, audience, cattle, class, club, committee, crowd, group, majority, minority, part, people, public, staff, team This is national agreement.
