the police ___ arrested the thief. (has / have)
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the police has arrested the thief.
coolboy7526:
wrong
it will be have
how can you explain me
police is used with plural verb
policeman is used with singular verb
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The answer is 'have.'
The police have arrested the thief.
Subject-Verb Agreement
- Subject-verb agreement refers to the rules which guide us in the correct placement of the verbs based on the singular or plural number of the subject.
- The subject 'police' indicates a group of officers. Thus, it refers to more than one individual. Hence the subject is plural.
- A plural subject takes a plural verb, and a singular subject is followed by a singular verb. Thus, the plural verb 'have' will be taken in this sentence.
- Since 'has' is the singular verb, it is the wrong answer.
- 'Have arrested' is in the present perfect tense. It refers to the action that has taken place already but in recent times only.
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