It turns out that the only boring thing about collective nouns is their name, as lexicographer, etymologist and broadcaster Susie Dent discovers. Video by Dominika Ozynska and Adrian Hartrick A ...

We can use singular or plural verbs with many collective nouns, Pamela, and government is one of these. Singular and plural forms are often mixed as are the pronouns that refer back to the nouns ...

Have a look below for some commonly difficult nouns: 1. Collective nouns with both singular and plural. 'The government is debating the new law!' (It...) 'The government are debating the new law!' ...