Is headquarters plural or singular? Looked at the dictionary and it says we can use plural or singular verb, but I am not sure if everything can be either singular or plural.
Example:
Is that the new headquarters?
Are these the new headquarters?
When referring to a single building are the two sentences above correct?
Best Answer
The word "headquarters" can be treated as either singular or plural.
You should try to be consistent. But if the "Headquarters" is a single place (single building, single office etc) then use "is", if there are multiple parts to it then "are" is more likely.
In the given context, if the speaker sees a new building they might say "Is that..." If they see a campus with many buildings then "Are those"