the staff were
Today I've read this sentence "the staff were very helpful with information". I thought that uncountable nouns are always singular. Can anyone explain this?

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Staff, like the police and people, function as "they". Staff is not an uncountable noun, but instead represents a plural.

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Staff is not an uncountable noun. Its a collective noun. A collective noun can be grammatically plural if you are talking about individuals in that group.

The staff were arguing amongst themselves. (as individuals)
The jury was unanimous.  (as a group)

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