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AussieInBgJune 2021 ”Herd” here forms what is called a ”collective noun” - a noun describing a group of individual people, animals or objects. Almost always in American English, collective nouns are used in 3rd person singular (one important exception is ”police”, it’s ”’the police are here’, not ’’the police is here). |
AussieInBgJune 2021 Pleasure
Razi7272June 2021 Your explanation was completely clear and understandable.thank you very much.
VsevuskavJune 2021 Yes, you are correct. Generally, ”herd” is a singular noun. (Some people use it as a plural noun, which is also correct, but you don’t need to learn that yet.) Since ”herd” is the subject of this sentence and it is singular, we add ”s” to ”live”. |
AussieInBgJune 2021 This would be the case in American English and sometimes in Australian English. British English differs here from American English usage.
It often gets talked about early in language learning - expressions like ”the police are coming” confuse the heck out of language learners.
VsevuskavJune 2021 You’re welcome!
Razi7272June 2021 Thanks so much 😊