19 авг. 2018 г. · In American English, most collective nouns are treated as singular, with a singular verb: √ The government is doing a good job. In British ...

14 янв. 2007 г. · Government is a singular noun. So therefore, it would be much better to use "is". The government is/are | WordReference Forums The Government/government - WordReference Forums the authorities is or are - WordReference Forums Другие результаты с сайта forum.wordreference.com

Both are correct If we consider government whole then we can use "are" otherwise "is" is used when everyone of government employee is included. 3 yrs. 1.

We can use singular or plural verbs with many collective nouns, Pamela, and government is one of these. Singular and plural forms are often mixed as are the ...

6 дек. 2010 г. · British writers look at a collective noun, like “government” or “police,” and see that, even though it's singular, it represents a bunch of people, so they ...

17 сент. 2013 г. · The former always grates. Government is collective noun, so the latter is correct, surely.

21 апр. 2017 г. · Using the singular emphasises the government as a single body; using the plural emphasises the government as a collective group of ministers. – ...

In the following examples the noun government takes the plural verb as it refers to the members of the cabinet. • The government are not in favour of ...

the group of people responsible for running a country or state and making decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc