A secret about collective nouns - English In A Minute

Learn about collective nouns with English In A Minute!

Some collective nouns have a secret! Do you know what it is?
Which of these can be singular OR plural?
a) police
b) family
c) staff

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[hanakurd]

Only when I look at these 1 minute English videos I realise how much 1 minute is important (valuable). So I try to not waste it, and look at more videos you make. Thank you BBC.

[EngVlog]

Using collective nouns can be fun and can even make other people laugh. The amount of collective nouns continues to increase, and it may even be possible to invent your own.

[mariseltideas]

Thanks a million . I have to teach this tomorrow

[SuperJose]

What about "England", BBC Learning English? Is it a collective noun? And does it admit plural and singular in the verb and 'they' and 'it' in the pronoun? Thanks for your time.

[shaidkhan]

Sir what are those words which don, t change their position in passive voice thanks alot

[SChatterjee]

Is 'Police' singular or plural?