subjects understood in a special sense

1. Subjects Understood In a Special Sense Basic Usage and Grammar: Chapter 7

2. Rule 6: Some subjects , though plural in form, are SINGULAR mathematics news physics economics aeronautics electronics molasses mumps measles … and more!

4. Rule 7: Singular Time Money Weight Measurement usually

6. Rule 8: Collective Nouns singular usually

7. group team family class crowd committee Usually SINGULAR… The family is in the kitchen.