Singular nouns only in form.

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Hi!

There are some nouns in English like "clergy/cattle/vermin" that take a plural verb while they are not plural in form.

Can you, please, provide any others?

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Quid (BrE)
stone (as unit of weight - BrE)
sheep
fish
deer
​elk
 

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Is there a difference between these nouns and non-countable mass nouns?
 
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OK, are there any others other than "clergy/cattle/vermin/police/people"?
 
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OK, now we have got "clergy/police/vermin/people/cattle/folk/poultry"
Are they any others? :)
 
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