Why do we say:then the police come and not the police come"s"
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The police are like "they" since they can be more than one person. And since "they come" is correct, you refer to the police that way too. The "police come".
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Hello,
The police is a collective noun and so we use a plural verb form.
I hope that helps,
Christine
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