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Please explain how to use collective nouns (singular or plural?) Thanks!



 
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Grammar check *please ignore my previous post | 'two and two are four' vs. 'two and two is four' -- What's correct?
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Please explain how to use collective nouns (singular or plural?) Thanks! Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:38 am  Please explain how to use collective nouns (singular or plural?) Thanks!		  
Are these correct?
1. The first group is arriving today.
2. The first group of student volunteers are arriving
today.
Narayanan krishnaswamys
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Correct Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:02 am  Correct		  
In a word, yes. The plural or singular form of the verb is used even if the subject (a collective noun) is singular; The group is/are ... The group of volunteers is/are ...
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