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[Szky09]

"The cattle are fed on barley" and "The cattle feed on barley"
We can use them as the same?
With "the cattle" when will we use with singular Vs and plural Vs?
Many thanks!

[Mister Micawber]

"The cattle are fed on barley" and "The cattle feed on barley" We can use them as the same?-- They mean the same and are both grammatical, yes.
With "the cattle" when will we use with singular Vs and plural Vs?- 'Cattle' is a plural-only noun.
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[Szky09]

Thankyou for your help, Mister Micawber!
Can you give me some tips on the usage of verbs with "collective noun". I am really confused about this!

[Mister Micawber]

There are many things to learn about collective nouns – too many to go through here. However, I suspect that your main confusion is clarified in this Wikipedia excerpt:

In British English, it is generally accepted that collective nouns can take either singular or plural verb forms depending on the context... For example, "the team is in the dressing room" (formal agreement) refers to the team as an ensemble, whilst "the team are fighting among themselves" (notional agreement) refers to the team as individuals. This is also British English practice with names of countries and cities in sports contexts; for example, "Germany have won the competition," "Madrid have lost three consecutive matches," etc. In American English, collective nouns usually take singular verb forms (formal agreement), but either a singular or plural verb is correct American usage where the noun is understood as a group of individual components.
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