Singular collective nouns - Pronoun problems - Revising at the word level

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Singular collective nouns
Pronoun problems
Revising at the word level

When you’re working on pronoun-antecedent agreement, it’s important to remember that words such as group, family, team, and association are normally considered singular. Each collective noun refers to one entity even though it may bring to mind a number of people. Therefore, a team, for example, is considered an it, not a they.