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Cambridge grammar of English

The government has said it will take action.

(treated as a unit)



The government have said they will take action.

(treated as composed of different individuals/departments)



The team is in good spirits.

(treated as a unit)



The team are in good spirits.

(treated as composed of individual team members)

Plural concord is more common than singular in informal contexts. Further

examples of collective nouns which behave similarly are:

Other nouns with variable or otherwise noteworthy agreement patterns include bulk,

couplemajorityminoritynumberpairpercentageproportionrestremainder:

While some patients in the special hospitals are dangerous, the majority are not.

(typical usage: treated as composed of separate individuals; plural agreement)



audience

board

committee

community

company

congregation

crew

enemy

group

jury

public

staff

Û

539 Glossary for any unfamiliar terms

Nouns and determiners | 347




Over 100,000 supporters waited to see the game but the majority was outside

watching on a large screen.

(less typical usage: treated as a unified body; more formal)

[from a film review]


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