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Police Have…vs Police Has
'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?Collective nouns and subject-verb agreement: general rule or arbitrary?Why is “police” referred to using the singular pronoun “it” in this sentence?Should I use “has” or “have” to describe what a company [has/have] done“Police have found what appear to be human remains.” versus “– What's in the box? – Chocolates to die for!” Why the different agreement?'Decades of research has/have shown.'“group have” vs “group has”Singular and plural ambiguity of the noun “trio”Subject verb agreement has/have“I am acquiring a skill that only 1% has” Has or have?Can a collective noun denoting a collection of inanimate objects be treated as plural in British English?
The State Police Have Busted the thief or The state police has busted the thief?
According to me,
It is Have because police is a group of people. So police is plural noun.
verbs grammatical-number verb-agreement
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The State Police Have Busted the thief or The state police has busted the thief?
According to me,
It is Have because police is a group of people. So police is plural noun.
verbs grammatical-number verb-agreement
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Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
add a comment |
The State Police Have Busted the thief or The state police has busted the thief?
According to me,
It is Have because police is a group of people. So police is plural noun.
verbs grammatical-number verb-agreement
edited 2 hours ago
Laurel
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asked 2 hours ago
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The State Police Have Busted the thief or The state police has busted the thief?
According to me,
It is Have because police is a group of people. So police is plural noun.
verbs grammatical-number verb-agreement
verbs grammatical-number verb-agreement
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Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
– Laurel
2 hours ago
Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
– Hot Licks
2 hours ago
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Possible duplicate of 'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?
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Note that this may be a US/UK issue. Whether certain nouns are considered singular or plural can depend on dialect. (Especially notable with sports teams.)
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