Question

A collective noun usually takes a _____. singular verb and a singular pronoun plural verb and a plural pronoun singular verb and a plural pronoun

Answer 1

A). Singular verb and singular pronoun.

Step-by-step explanation:

A collective noun is illustrated as the noun that represents a group or collection(plural nouns) of people or objects. Such a noun is employed to refer to a group of people together as a whole. It usually accompanies a singular verb form and a singular pronoun along with it as they denote a single unit or entity. For instance, the words family, jury, swarm, bunch, etc. carry a singular verb form and are represented by a singular pronoun. Let us look at the given examples including some of these words:

'His family is well-off'

'Rima had a bunch of keys in her hand'

'The jury was not there when he reached'

All of them employ a singular verb form and therefore, it would require a pronoun also singular. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

Answer 2

The answer is: a singular verb and a singular pronoun.

Step-by-step explanation:

A collective noun is a word that is written in singular, but it is used to talk about more than one person, thing or place. Some examples are: team, group, family, pack, etc.

These are words that are written in singular, therefore, they are written with a singular verb and a singular pronoun, even though they represent more than one thing.

For example: The team won the soccer game.