According to Oxford Dictionary "Government" is a noun treated as singular as well as plural.
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
singular and plural
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
People can mean a singular as well as a plural. I can give you two examples:1) There were many people on the street.obviously refers to plural.2) The governor spoke to a people of ministers at the assembly.here it is singular since its a collective noun. I am referring to an assembly of ministers
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
"Capital" can be both singular and plural. When referring to a city that serves as a seat of government, it is singular (e.g., Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States). When referring to financial assets or resources, it is also singular (e.g., they invested their capital in the business).
The word team is singular; the plural form is teams.
Who may be singular or plural.
This is singular. These is the plural form.
These is plural, this is singular
'These' is the plural form of 'this'.