when we see the group of people as one body, an impersonal unit - singular when we see the group of people as a collection of individuals - plular
ex. 6
Those car commercials were quite original. The men in the advertsweren't very attractive: theirhair was dirty and theirclothes were too small. Theirchildrenwere ugly and had teeth missing. The police looked dumb: the officerswere slow. In contrast, the cars looked fantastic. A lot of money must have been spent on this campaign as this adshave been shown in all the media, including after the main TV news.
when we see the group of people as one body, an impersonal unit - singular
when we see the group of people as a collection of individuals - plular
ex. 6
Those car commercials were quite original. The men in the advertsweren't very attractive: theirhair was dirty and theirclothes were too small. Theirchildrenwere ugly and had teeth missing. The police looked dumb: the officerswere slow. In contrast, the cars looked fantastic. A lot of money must have been spent on this campaign as this adshave been shown in all the media, including after the main TV news.
ex. 7
1. was
2. was
3. were
4. were
5. was
ex. 8
1. was
2. is
3. are
4. take
5. has won