Vincent Teo  +  682341 Tue, 03 Mar 09 01:06 PM Can i say, The cattle is / are eating grass. The cattle is / are grazing in the field. A cattle of cow / cows are at the field. Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660 Plants

	AlpheccaStars  +  682392 Tue, 03 Mar 09 03:30 PM Cattle is plural. The singular is "cow" or "bull". The cattle are ... Cattle is not the same as a group of animals, which is a herd  - in the case of horses, cows, and other ungulates. A herd of cows is in the field. (American English). British English is sometimes different when using a noun that indicates a group of individuals.  I'll leave the answer to one of our BE experts! AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) American English, Plurals, Nouns, British English, Countries, United States, United Kingdom, Great Britain, American, Languages

	Yoong Liat  +  682502 Tue, 03 Mar 09 08:54 PM I am not a BE expert, but I agree with what you said. A herd of cows is in the field. ('herd' perceived as a group) A herd of cows are in the field.  ('herd' perceived as individual animals)  Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757