singular because it's talking about only one office
police is always used as plural ex. The police are searching for the thief. however policeman is ofcourse singular....
The noun 'police' is a plural, uncountable noun; a form of uncountable (mass) noun called an aggregate noun, a word representing an indefinite number of elements or parts; aggregate nouns have no singular form.
Yes, like people it is a group noun that always uses the plural. To express the singular, you would have to use another noun, such as policeman, policewoman, or police officer.
Nouns that have no singular are words that are a short form for 'a pair of', such as glasses or scissors; aggregate nouns such as police or accommodations; and nouns that are the same singular or plural, such as sheep or offspring.
The word police is a group noun that uses a plural verb, like people. It is already plural."Police are canvassing the area.""The police are investigating."To express the singular of police, you would have to use another noun, such as policeman, policewoman, or police officer.e.g. I reported it to the police. A policeman came and filed a report.
Use the third person, plural form 'are' when referring to police in general. The word police is an aggregate noun, a word representing an indefinite number of parts; aggregate nouns have no singular form.When referring to a single person or a specific department, use the third person, singular 'is'. Examples:The police are blocking off the street where the accident occurred.A police officer is getting information from the neighbors.The police department is at the corner of First and Main streets.
Every college campus I have been on has campus security or campus police that are there to protect the school and the students.
The plural possessive form of thievesis thieves'.Example: The thieves' car ran off the road in a police chase.
a few police, not many police, a few police officers, etc The noun police is unusual. Police is usually treated as plural, and has no singular form, except maybe a 'police officer', or a policeman.
The form thief's is the singular possessive form.The plural form of the noun thief is thieves.The plural possessive form is thieves'.Example: The thieves' hideout was raided by the police.
Both can be used in British English, with the plural being preferred. In Am.E. only the singular form is used except with "police" which requires a plural verb in both regional varieties.
The word 'police' has its origin in the Latin word 'politia', which means, civil administration. The word, politia too, is a derivative of a Greek word 'polis', interpreted as 'city' in English.Vigil in the singular and vigilēs in the plural are Latin equivalents of the English word "police." The masculine singular form tends to be rendered into English as "sentinel" or "watchman," sometimes with fire-fighting capabilities, whereas the masculine plural form translates into English as "police" or "watch." The respective pronunciations will be "vih-ghihl" in the singular and "vih-ghih-leyss" in the plural in Latin.