Explanation

The police have arrested the thief.

Police is treated as a plural noun

Rule: Police + plural verb (have/are / were).

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Explanation

• Belief is a singular noun and takes a singular verb.
• Funds, halves, and leaves are plural forms of fund, half, and leaf.
• Example: “Her belief is strong.” The singular verb is agrees with belief.

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Explanation

• “Jeans” is a plural noun and normally takes a plural verb.
• Example: “These jeans are new.”

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Explanation

• An intransitive verb does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.
• It expresses an action or state that does not pass directly to an object.
• Example: “The baby cried.” Here, “cried” does not need a direct object.

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Explanation

• May, should, and can are modal verbs.
• Other modal verbs include could, shall, might, will, would, and must.
• Modal verbs express possibility, necessity, ability, permission, or obligation.
• They are followed by the base form of the main verb, e.g., She can swim.

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