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Collective nouns such as jury, public, team, committee, government, audience, or

chestra, company, etc. are used both as singular and plural depending on the mea
ning. When these words indicate a unit, the verb is singular, otherwise the verb
will be plural.
For example:
1. The jury was divided in this case. ( Incorrect)
2. The jury were divided in this case. ( Correct)
5.
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person, number and gender.
Example :
Every man must being his luggage.
All students must do their home work.
Each of the girls must carry her own bag
6.
The pronoun one must be followed by one s .
Example :
One must finish his task in time ( Incorrect)
One must finish one s task in time ( Correct)

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