Comments on: Police: an uncountable plural noun

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:16:53 +0000

Hi,
No, as police is typically plural – for the singular we usually define by the gender, “a policeman” or “a policewoman”. (Some very specific communities might use police in the singular like this, but it’s certainly not an accepted norm.)
Best,
Phil

By: Waliullah Abasin

Waliullah Abasin — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:27:09 +0000

Salaam,
Is this sentence correct? ”A police was killed yesterday.”

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:45:29 +0000

In reply to Will.

You’re welcome!

By: Will

Will — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:06:02 +0000

Great. Thanks a lot.

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Wed, 27 May 2020 09:06:19 +0000

In reply to Satyam Thakur.

You’re welcome, glad it helps!

By: Satyam Thakur

Satyam Thakur — Wed, 27 May 2020 05:48:44 +0000

Thanks for such a detailed explanation, respect from India!!

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:26:57 +0000

Hi Claudine,
Thanks for saying (though I’m not sure you meant to post that comment on this post!). Good luck with your website.

By: Claudine Bridson

Claudine Bridson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:11:04 +0000

I like your presentation and I encountered the same dilemma with regard to finding clients who needed English training. I am about to finalise work on my website and hope to have it up and running in a couple of weeks at the latest.