12. Uncountablenouns Advice, information, accommodation, homework, knowledge, money, water, time, health, paper, iron, weather, traffic, equipment, work….. A fewuncountablenounsend in –s, buttheyfollow the normal rules foruncountablenouns and have a singular verb: News, billiards, politics, ….
30. GROUP NOUNS Groupnouns can befollowedbyeither a singular or plural verb: I thinkthegovernmentis/ are wrong, Itdependsonwhetherwethink of thegroup as a whole (singular verb), orits individual members(plural verb): Theaudiencewasverydisappointedaftertheplay. Theteamweregiven a medalafterwinningthe match. More groupnouns: army, class, company, crew, crowd, data, media, family, group, press, public, staff Remember! People, police and cattle are always PLURAL.