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 Topluluk isimleri + çoğul fiil:

Aşağıdaki topluluk isimlerinin çoğul biçimleri yoktur; fakat, çoğul bir fiille kullanırlar;
cattle, the clergy, the military, people, the police, vermin

The clergy have been affected by the new proposals.
The police have made many arrests recently.
The military have taken strict measures.

People ismi ulus, kabile manasına gelen a/the people ile karıştırılmamalıdır;

The German-speaking peoples share a common language.
The German are not so industrious people.

The+sıfat +çoğul fiil yapısı bir grubu ifade eder;

The rich have given alms to the poor. (=zenginler/fakirler)

Bu şekilde kullanılan kelimelerden bazıları;

the old the young the innocent
the dead the healthy the unemployed
the guilty the middle aged the elderly
the handicapped the dump

 Çoğul yapıya sahip olup da tekil fiil alan isimler:

Aşağıdaki isimler yapı olarak çoğul görünmelerine rağmen,tekil fiil alırlar.
news:

The news that I heard a minute ago has made me depressed.

games: billiards, bowls, darts etc...

Bowls is played on a smooth lawn.
Billiards is my favourite game.

şehir isimlerinin bazıları: Athens, Brussels

Brussels is famous for its carpets.
Athens is the capital of Greece.

 Çoğul yapıya sahip olup da tekil veya çoğul fiil alan:

athletics, gymnastics, linguistics, mathematics, physics kelimeleri tekil fiil alır:

Linguistics is scientific study of language or of particular languages.
Physics has made enormous progress in this century.
Mathematics is my hardest subject.