Choosing the Right Verb for Collective Nouns

The video tutorial discusses collective nouns in English, explaining how they can take singular or plural verbs depending on whether they are viewed as a single unit or a collection of individuals. It provides examples with sentences and highlights differences between American and British English usage. The tutorial concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content.

What are collective nouns?

• Nouns that refer to abstract concepts

• Nouns that refer to groups of people or things

• Nouns that refer to specific places

• Nouns that refer to individual objects

Which of the following is NOT a collective noun?

• Committee

• Table

• Government

• Police

Which collective noun is used to refer to a group of lions?

• Flock

• Herd

• Pack

• Pride

In informal speech, which form is generally used with collective nouns?

• Both singular and plural

• Plural

• Singular

• Neither singular nor plural

In the sentence 'The audience was larger than usual,' how is the audience considered?

• As a single unit

• As a collection of objects

• As individuals

• As a group of animals

In the sentence 'The audience were all clapping wildly,' how is the audience considered?

• As a collection of objects

• As a single unit

• As a group of animals

• As individuals

Which verb form should be used in the sentence 'The government ___ hoping that online voting will attract more young people to vote'?

• is

• were

• are

• was

In the sentence 'His family are all doctors,' how is the family considered?

• As a collection of individuals

• As a single unit

• As a group of objects

• As a group of animals

Which verb form is always used with 'police' in both American and British English?

• were

• are

• was

• is

In American English, which verb form is generally used with collective nouns?

• Neither singular nor plural

• Both singular and plural

• Singular

• Plural