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Texter Posted 14 years ago
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Which one is correct?
Which one is correct:
The police does not care about this event.
The police do no care about this event.
Is the word "police" always plural since it refers to a collective rather than one single entity?
The police does not care about this event.
The police do no care about this event.
Is the word "police" always plural since it refers to a collective rather than one single entity?
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texter The police do no t care about this event. That is correct. texter Is the work "police" always plural since it refers to a collective rather than one single entity?
- texter The police do no t care about this event.
- That is correct.
- texter Is the work "police" always plural since it refers to a collective rather than one single entity?
- No.
- Many collective nouns can be followed, in British English, by a singular verb.
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texterThe police do not care about this event.That is correct.
texterIs the work "police" always plural since it refers to a collective rather than one single entity?No. Many collective nouns can be followed, in British English, by a singular verb. 'Police' is an oddity in that it is always plural.
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