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 ...

and it can be difficult to know if a particular noun takes a singular verb (such as DOES / HAS / AM / IS ) or a plural verb (DO / HAVE / ARE). Have a look below for some commonly difficult nouns ...

(2) The eager student is usually successful. Note that agreement applies only within the domain of NP. For example, the object noun of a verb cannot agree with the subject Q of the same or any other ...

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 ...

Take is one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language whose ... There are a large number of take + noun collocations of which I include a selection of the most common below.