collective coffee

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:55:05 +0000

1. The family has an Internet connection at home. 2.The family have an Internet connection at home. Which is the correct one? You would vote for the both sentence, wouldn't you? AmE speakers will probably use a singular verb anyway, but BrE speakers tend to think of collective nouns in terms of their individual members. However, even with "a" at the beginning of. Government, like crew, is a collective noun.Other examples would be, assembly, class, club, jury, etc... If you were to say "the government officials have decided" that would be okay. Irrespective of whether the name of the band is singular or plural, BE permits a verb in the plural because it regards "band" as a collective noun. Thus, "Radiohead are playing next week" is.