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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Dima

16 апр. 2014 г., 9:45

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

16 апреля 2014 г.

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)

16 апреля 2014 г.

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