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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

directing / controling

0Can I say,02br
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02br 02br 00Police takes a plural verb. It's possible that it could be one vehicle, but usually you would say what it was directed to do. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00Police takes a plural verb.
  • It's possible that it could be one vehicle, but usually you would say what it was directed to do.
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0The policeman is directing the cars OR The policeman is directing the vehicles OR The police are directing the cars OR The police are directing the vehicles.02br
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00Police takes a plural verb. It's possible that it could be one vehicle, but usually you would say what it was directed to do. 0-
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) The police traffic / traffic police is ....0-
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0No, as GG said, police takes a plural verb. The traffic police are...02br
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