Discussion
In the sentence below, a part is printed in bold. Choose the alternative that best replaces it. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No correction required’.
The police has arrested three suspects in connection with the case.
Answer: E
Correct answer: have arrested
Police is a plural noun in English and always takes a plural verb: the police have arrested. It has no singular form - one refers to a policeman, a police officer or a member of the police. A small group of nouns is plural in form or sense despite looking singular, and each is a standard examination point: police, cattle, people, vermin, poultry and gentry all take plural verbs. The mirror-image group looks plural but is singular: news, mathematics, physics, economics, politics, innings and measles. So the news is good and mathematics is difficult. A third group is always plural and needs a pair of to be counted: scissors, trousers, spectacles, tongs and pliers.
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