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Old 2009 November 4th, 12:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The Police are investigating the murder, but haven't arrested anyone.

Please let me know what's wrong with the above sentence or is it correct?
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Old 2009 November 4th, 01:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The police are is correct usage
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Old 2009 November 5th, 05:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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We dont need "but" in this sentence. "but" usually shows contrast. Here you need a conjunction to join both the sentence.

using "and" will be appropriate.

The police are investigating the murder and they haven't arrested anyone.

Police is plural

This sentence can be rewritten in different ways depending upon what is intended from it.
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Old 2009 November 6th, 07:40 AM   #4 (permalink)
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In the american versionpolice is a collective noun hence requires a singular verb.

sentence should be The Police is investigating the murder, but hasn't arrested anyone.

In the British versionpolice is a collective noun and requires a plural verb.
sentence should be The Police are investigating the murder, but haven't arrested anyone.

Over the years, The plural form has replaced the singular form particularly for the noun "the police", so the original sentence is correct.
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Old 2009 November 7th, 06:51 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Agree with achar_varun...Police is singular in GMAT...so the correct verb is IS and not ARE..
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Old 2009 November 8th, 03:00 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Sorry guys..it seems that u gt it wrong...

The problems that i have come across..police has always been plural...
pls chk...

http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/120167-some-people-2.html (Some people are of)
http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/65199-police-singular-plural.html
http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/106937-singular-plural.html
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Old 2009 November 8th, 11:12 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Adi..I get page could not be found error...can you pls. try opening the page and let us know if POLICE is really a plural ..as per manhattan SC guide, all the collective nouns are singular (considering the context in which it is used is neglected..)
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Old 2009 November 8th, 01:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 2009 November 9th, 06:30 AM   #9 (permalink)
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There are some exceptions to the rule
such as police, species
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Old 2009 November 9th, 07:27 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Police is termed as plural whereever I checked..

Police Definition | Definition of Police at Dictionary.com
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