See, when you take
the government as a whole, you sh[STRIKE]all[/STRIKE]
ould use
"its
" with it. However, if you were to take
the government as composed of separate elements then you [STRIKE]shall[/STRIKE] have to use
"theirs
" with it.
Cases in point:
" The [STRIKE]H[/STRIKE]
herd is gra[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]
zing
", [STRIKE]I[/STRIKE]
if we were to take
"herd
" as a whole.
"The [STRIKE]H[/STRIKE]
herd are gra[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]
zing
,. If we were to take
"herd" as composed of separate sheep.
"Pakistan has won
", [STRIKE]I[/STRIKE]
if [STRIKE]team[/STRIKE]
the Pakistan
team is taken to be a single unit.
"Pakistan have won
", if
the Pakistan team is taken to be composed of separate players.
Are collective nouns singular or plural?