Collective nouns

Which is correct? The family is/are going to Penang? Liverpool is/are seeking trophies? When it comes to groups and teams, the rules get tricky.

HAVE you heard of a flock of geese being called “a gaggle of geese”? “Gaggle” and “flock” are both collective nouns. These are countable nouns which stand for groups of things, plants, animals or people.