Dima
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?
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.
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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)
16 апреля 2014 г.
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