Charlie Lo
The police is...or The police are...

A quick question for you. Which of the following is correct? And why?
1. "The police is invastigating this case."
2. "The police are invastigating this case."

2015년 1월 13일 오전 10:44
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The police are investigating this case.

2015년 1월 13일
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I think 'are' is correct because 'police' means a group of people and its verb should be plural, but I've seen the sentence like 'the police is ___' just once if I remember correctly.

 

2015년 1월 13일
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are - police is here a collective nooun and there is no distinct plural for police (singular and plural) 

2015년 1월 13일