A collective noun usually used in. a. plural number . b.singular number. C. both d.none
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Example:
The news tonight has to be good.
Measurements and figures ending in -s may be singular when the amount they refer to is a unit:
Examples:
Three years is a long time to wait.
One-third of the lunchroom has new chairs.
Note: These words and amounts are plural when they describe single items instead of a whole:
The statistics show the market will improve.
One-third of the computers in the office have new memory cards.
Compound Subjects
A compound subject, two or more subjects joined by and, takes a plural verb.
Examples:
Coffee and tea are served hot.
The president, the CEO and the sale manager are having a meeting.
Exception:
When the parts of the subject form a single idea or refer to a single thing, the verb is singular.
Examples:
Ham and cheese is his favorite sandwich.
The new president and CEO arrives in an hour.
(The subject is one person who is both the new president and CEO.)
The new president and his CEO arrive in an hour.
(The subject is two people so the verb has to be plural.)
Collective Nouns
A collective noun names a group of people or things. Examples are army, audience, government, family, group, team, and public. Although a collective noun looks plural, its considered to be one unit, a whole, so it is singular.
Examples:
The group agrees that action is needed.
The public receives weather warnings on the radio and on TV.
Exception: Number as a collective noun can be singular or plural. When a comes before number, it is always plural. When the comes before number, it is always singular.
Examples:
A number of employees have decided to car pool.
The number of people without jobs is dropping.
Always Singular or Plural Words
Some words that can be part of the subject need to be remembered as always being singular or always plural.
Words that are always singular: anyone, anything, no one, nothing, neither, either, what, whatever, whoever, somebody, something, someone, each, everyone, everything, and everybody. All of these words are known as indefinite pronouns. These words do not refer to a specific person or thing.
Examples:
Something is wrong here.
Neither is right.
Each employee gets 2 weeks paid vacation.
Everyone deserves to be happy.
Exception: When each follows a compound subject, the verb is plural:
The courier and the mailman each have parcels to deliver.
Words that are always plural: few, both, several, many.
Examples:
Few people go to the annual picnic.
Several of his friends work in the accounting department.
Both of them deserve a raise.
Many of the senior staff plan to retire early.
Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns
Some indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural depending on what comes after them: some, all, most, any, and none. Whether they are singular or plural depends on the meaning of the nouns they refer to.
Examples:
All of the money is kept for emergencies.
(All refers to the singular noun money, so the verb is singular.)
All of the reports were finished this afternoon.
(All refers to the plural noun reports, so the verb is plural.)
None of the parcels ever arrive on Monday.
(Parcels is plural, making none plural.)
Some of the team needs more time to prepare.
(Team is singular, making some singular.)
Relative Pronouns
The relative pronouns who, which and that do not have different singular and plural forms. When used as a subject, its verb should agree with the noun it refers to.
Examples:
The manager should listen to the people who work for him.
(Who refers to the plural people, so the verb is plural.)
Justin is the person who usually fixes our computer problems.
(Who refers to the singular person, so the verb is singular.)
Conjunctions Or and Nor
When parts of a subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the part closest to it. If the closest part is singular, the verb is singular. If the closest part is plural, the verb is plural.
Examples:
Neither the secretary nor the receptionist knows the phone number.
The engineers or the mechanics have the can of oil.
Neither the manager nor the employees were late.
Answer:
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