----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Schneidman - mensh51@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: question Dear Adi, "Police" is plural. You can find proof in any grammar book,e.g. Green's High school grammar. Be well, Michael Adi wrote: >I need a proven, source- based answer for this one please: is it the Police is...., or the Police are. I thought "is" since it seems like another one of those collective nouns, but i've seen texts that use both. I have a student pressing on this one, so any proof one way or another will be appreicated... ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------