When we get to collective nouns, we can look to the actual number presumably referred to or to the grammatical number of the noun
A database relation should be named in the singular as its records are considered to be instances of the relation
The general conventions are: Lowercase names: this avoids case sensitivity issues, as MongoDB collection names are case sensitive
If it can possibly return multiple values (collection, array, etc), use a plural (GetMonitoredCompanies), else use a singular
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The correct verb for this sentence is is, because the subject, mob, is a singular collective noun
However, the plural form of series is what is known to grammarians As you note, "competition" is singular, so it takes a singular verb in this sentence ("was")
So, my rule is: everything is singular, every collection of things is singular with an s appended
If the thing/object is a plural, then you should name it with a plural name
The following examples demonstrate this principle: The team is painting a mural
Although a team or collection Generally, we can say that collective nouns can be singular or plural
Notice that some of the pronouns do double duty; they take the place of both singular and plural nouns or pronouns
” When both nouns joined by “or” are plural, the verb is plural