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Grammatical and real number

With grammatically singular nouns that refer to more than one person or thing, the choice of pronoun is normally singular il or elle:

• Quant au gouvernement, il ne prendra jamais les mesures qui s'imposent

As for the government, they will never take the necessary steps

• Le comité va-t-il élire un nouveau président?

Will the committee elect a new chairperson?

• En ce qui concerne l'équipe française, on peut dire qu'elle est en grande forme en ce moment

As for the French team, they are currently on top form

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