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which one correct and why? 20 May 2011, 00:47
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The Police was informed of the matter.

The Police were informed of the matter

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Police is a collective noun, so it must be singular.
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which one correct and why? 20 May 2011, 11:14
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I though we had 5 options for SC :P
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which one correct and why? 24 May 2011, 12:03
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I agree with gurpreetsingh. The police here is a collective noun taken in totality. It should take singular noun only.
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which one correct and why? 30 May 2011, 02:30
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A, see collective nouns which are mostly singular ...

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