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Collective Nouns.
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th ed.)
A collective noun is one that names more than 1 person, place, or thing. When the group is regarded as a unit, the singular verb is the appropriate choice (see 9.2, Collective Nouns). The couple has a practice in rural Montana. [Couple is considered a unit here and so takes the singular verb.]...View:
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