I seem to remember a question about Collective Nouns when we were talking about Subject Verb Agreement, I've explained in class...but to enforce the lesson, you can click on the below link and read again.
It depends on how you think of the noun, do you think of the "group" as people or not.
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Another discussion was about the word "waters"...why not use "water" instead.
Well, the uncountable water is used generally of any water, whether it is in small quantities ["a glass of water"] or in large quantities ["We went swimming but the water was too cold."].
The plural waters, on the other hand, is used especially of an area of seawater, and tends to appear in more formal contexts ["shipping lanes in international waters"] and in literary contexts ["the azure skies and clear waters of the Pacific"].
If you are not sure which one to use, choose water as it is the more versatile and less formal of the two.
The plural waters, on the other hand, is used especially of an area of seawater, and tends to appear in more formal contexts ["shipping lanes in international waters"] and in literary contexts ["the azure skies and clear waters of the Pacific"].
If you are not sure which one to use, choose water as it is the more versatile and less formal of the two.
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