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The police said to me,"Can you show me your driving licence?"
I'd like to know whether "The police" in the above sentence is a plural number or a singular number. If it is a plural number, why is the singular pronoun "me" used in the direct speech? Thanks a million.
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Shwemitter I'd like to know whether "The police" in the above sentence is a plural number or a singular number. Logically, it is singular. " Who would you show your license to?
- Shwemitter I'd like to know whether "The police" in the above sentence is a plural number or a singular number.
- Logically, it is singular.
- " Who would you show your license to?
- Now if you say, "the police took me in for questioning," logically it is plural because more than one person would have been involved in the process.
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ShwemitterI'd like to know whether "The police" in the above sentence is a plural number or a singular number.
Logically, it is singular. It is hard to imagine two or three police asking the question in unison and all saying "me." Who would you show your license to?
Now if you say, "the police took me in for questioning," logically it is plural becaus
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