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Yilin Wang Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The jury spent many hours arguing over the details of the trail, it was ultimately unable to reach a consensus.

Is the jury here singular or plural?

When should we treat " the family "as singular?
What about " the committee"?

When do we treat it as a plural?

Please provide some example. Thank you
  

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Yilin **** Is the jury here singular or plural? Singular - " it was " lets you know that. Yilin **** When should we treat " the family "as singular?

— Xerxes

  • Yilin **** Is the jury here singular or plural?
  • Singular - " it was " lets you know that.
  • Yilin **** When should we treat " the family "as singular?
  • What about " the committee"?
  • Generally speaking, collective nouns such as "family", "committee", etc.
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Yilin ****Is the jury here singular or plural?
Singular - "it was" lets you know that.
Yilin ****When should we treat " the family "as singular? What about " the committee"?
Generally speaking, collective nouns such as "family", "committee", etc. are treated as singular noun when conceived as a single unit and plural
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