Thread: Singular and Plural

Quote: Originally Posted by adi_800 Ya...The likes of Ravi n Sunny do say that india win the match while commenting. But it is surely wrong.. India will face tough time bcoz they will have to win next 2 matches...But that English is surely wrong. What matters is what is ACCEPTED by GMAT standards.. Too bad Ravi & Sunny didnt prepared for GMAT...

Quote: Originally Posted by WoundedGmatter Police could be singular and plural both. Depends on the sentence. As far as collective noun is concerned....we say... India win the match (refers to team) And also India wins the match (refers to team as well) I have read some doc where it was mentioned that Police can be plural. Ya...The likes of Ravi n Sunny do say that india win the match while commenting. But it is surely wrong.. India will face...

Quote: Originally Posted by adi_800 Sorry guys..it seems that u gt it wrong... The problems that i have come across..police has always been plural... pls chk... http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/120167-some-people-2.html (Some people are of) http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/65199-police-singular-plural.html http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/106937-singular-plural.html Adi..I get page...

The Police are investigating the murder, but haven't arrested anyone. Please let me know what's wrong with the above sentence or is it correct?

The police are is correct usage

In the american version police is a collective noun hence requires a singular verb. sentence should be The Police is investigating the murder, but hasn't arrested anyone. In the British version police is a collective noun and requires a plural verb. sentence should be The Police are investigating the murder, but haven't arrested anyone. Over the years, The plural form has replaced the singular form particularly for the noun...

I M confused

There are some exceptions to the rule such as police, species

Police could be singular and plural both. Depends on the sentence. As far as collective noun is concerned....we say... India win the match (refers to team) And also India wins the match (refers to team as well) I have read some doc where it was mentioned that Police can be plural.