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English_Learner wrote: Philip wrote: ...but I'll give a few example s . Philip, may I ask you a qeustion? I know the article ' a ' is used with a singular noun but I've heard (and used) many time the expression 'to give a few example s '. The noun 'exsample s ' is plural, so my question is:...

Philip wrote: ...but I'll give a few example s . Philip, may I ask you a qeustion? I know the article ' a ' is used with a singular noun but I've heard (and used) many time the expression 'to give a few example s '. The noun 'exsample s ' is plural, so my question is: why the article ' a ' is...

Essay on The Collective Noun by Sophie Johnson Traditionally, the noun that names a collective is considered to be singular. Being singular, the verbial that denotes its act is also singular: (1) The family prays every evening. (2) Australia is playing against Portugal in the final...