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Verb with Collective Noun
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A collective noun is a word that refers to a group (a
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collection) of people or things.
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army committee council family company team
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Depending on how it is being used, a collective noun may
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take either a singular or plural verb. If it refers to a group as
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a whole, the collective noun will take a singular verb. If it
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refers to the members of a group, it will take a plural verb.
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Singular sense
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: The audience was restless.
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Plural sense
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: The committee have been arguing among
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themselves.
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