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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."

13 jan. 2015 10:44
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The police are investigating this case.

13 januari 2015
1

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.

 

13 januari 2015
1

are - police is here a collective nooun and there is no distinct plural for police (singular and plural) 

13 januari 2015

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Charlie Lo
Taalvaardigheden
Chinees (Mandarijn), Engels, Frans, Italiaans, Spaans
Taal die wordt geleerd
Engels, Frans, Italiaans, Spaans
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