Question

Which sentence is grammatically correct ?

• A. The police has arrested the suspect.
• B. The police have arrested the suspect.
• C. The police is arresting the suspect.
• D. The police was arrested the suspect.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The police have arrested the suspect.

• Police is a plural noun in standard English grammar and takes a plural verb.

• Therefore, have is correct, not has.

• The sentence uses the present perfect tense: have + past participle (arrested).

• This tense indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.

Why the other options are incorrect:

• The police has arrested the suspect. — Incorrect because police takes a plural verb.

• The police is arresting the suspect. — Incorrect in standard grammar because police requires are, not is.

• The police was arrested the suspect. — Incorrect because the verb construction is grammatically faulty.