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 ...

However, there are many types of noun and noun phrase in English, 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 ...

Here’s some aid on plural looking words that are actually singular. Origin Late Middle English: plural of new, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova ‘new things’. The first ...