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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Cattle is / are

Can i say,

The cattle is / are eating grass.

The cattle is / are grazing in the field.

A cattle of cow / cows are at the field.
  

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Cattle is plural. The singular is "cow" or "bull". The cattle are ...

  • Cattle is plural.
  • The singular is "cow" or "bull".
  • The cattle are ...
  • Cattle is not the same as a group of animals, which is a herd - in the case of horses, cows, and other ungulates.
  • A herd of cows is in the field.
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Cattle is plural. The singular is "cow" or "bull".
The cattle are ...
Cattle is not the same as a group of animals, which is a herd - in the case of horses, cows, and other ungulates.

A herd of cows is in the field. (American English). British English is sometimes different when using a noun that indicates a group of individuals. I'll leave the answe
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I am not a BE expert, but I agree with what you said.
A herd of cows is in the field. ('herd' perceived as a group)
A herd of cows are in the field.  ('herd' perceived as individual animals) 

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The cattle is grazing in the field
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AnonymousThe cattle is grazing in the field
The cattle are grazing in the field.
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Which one is the correct sentence:cattle are grazing in the pasture and cattle was grazing in the pasture

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The cattle are eating grass.

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The cattle are grazing in the field.

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Cattle is grazing in the field
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The cattle is going to the fields

The cattle are going to the fields

Which one is correct

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the cattle are grazing in fields.


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cattle are grazing in field.

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