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1 de abr. de 2013 · An uncountable plural noun like police, however, is never treated as a singular: The police are in the street. Much like people would be used. There are not many words like this in the English language. Most plural nouns take a singular form.
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or "...policeman..." or "...policewoman..." Note that there is a difference in usage between police and police officer. The word Police is plural because it is not used for one person of police but when we use this word it tells about the whole group of the police so it is plural.
Uncountable nouns. In English grammar, some things are seen as a whole or mass. These are called uncountable nouns, because they cannot be separated or counted. Some examples of uncountable nouns are: Ideas and experiences: advice, information, progress, news, luck, fun, work.
Uncountable nouns have no plural and always use a singular verb. But, 'news' is a noun that is uncountable AND ends in an 's', which can lead many learners to use the wrong verb form. Here...
Essen. 185 2 3 5. It takes a plural verb: macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/police. – JLG. Aug 27, 2012 at 4:19. Whyever would it take a singular verb? It is not just one police who is doing the cracking down. It’s the police force in general who are doing it. – tchrist ♦. Aug 27, 2012 at 4:29. 3. Government cracks down on IAC protesters.
noun. /pəˈliːs/ (often the police) [plural] an official organization whose job is to make people obey the law and to prevent and solve crime; the people who work for this organization. Get out of the house or I'll call the police. Contact the police if you see anything suspicious. The police arrested three men and took them for questioning.
police. noun. /pəˈlis/. the police [plural] an official organization whose job is to make people obey the law and to prevent and solve crime; the people who work for this organization A man was arrested by the police and held for questioning. Get out of the house or I'll call the police.
