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Sorry if this may sound like a silly question since I am not a native speaker of English. I have been getting really confused with the usage of collective nouns like group of people, tribe of natives, bunch of stuff, etc. Should I treat all the collective nouns as singular or plural for the purpose of solving SC for GMAT? Or is there a different thumb rule to it?
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I was studying from Aristotle SC today and read the chapter on S-V Agreement. It says the collective nouns are ALWAYS singular. Eg: A flock of birds is flying in the sky.
Also, it mentions words that are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, taking example of 'majority'
Majority is... (singular)
but
Majority of something are... (plural)
Eg: A majority is always right. (Singular S-V)
A majority of students are right. (Plural S-V)
I believe its matter of context, collective nouns shall be singular but there can be exceptions in such cases. Will be glad to know more.
Also, it mentions words that are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, taking example of 'majority'
Majority is... (singular)
but
Majority of something are... (plural)
Eg: A majority is always right. (Singular S-V)
A majority of students are right. (Plural S-V)
I believe its matter of context, collective nouns shall be singular but there can be exceptions in such cases. Will be glad to know more.
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Collective nouns can be subtle, because you have to tap into the MEANING of the sentence. Specifically,
* if the sentence stresses the uniformity or 'togetherness' of the group, then use the singular;
* if the sentence stresses individual actions (perhaps grouped together, but still regarded as clearly individual), then go with the plural.
* WHEN IN DOUBT, GO SINGULAR (this won't work 100% of the time, of course, but we find that most of these things - especially on the GMAT - are slanted toward the singular.)
Examples:
The faculty always votes for tuition hikes at the annual meetings. (singular, because the faculty is portrayed as voting AS A BLOC or UNIT)
The faculty commute very long distances from their homes to the campus. (plural, because, although all the faculty members commute, there is still an obvious individualism to their commuting)
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* if the sentence stresses the uniformity or 'togetherness' of the group, then use the singular;
* if the sentence stresses individual actions (perhaps grouped together, but still regarded as clearly individual), then go with the plural.
* WHEN IN DOUBT, GO SINGULAR (this won't work 100% of the time, of course, but we find that most of these things - especially on the GMAT - are slanted toward the singular.)
Examples:
The faculty always votes for tuition hikes at the annual meetings. (singular, because the faculty is portrayed as voting AS A BLOC or UNIT)
The faculty commute very long distances from their homes to the campus. (plural, because, although all the faculty members commute, there is still an obvious individualism to their commuting)
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