Sentence Correction

what is correct?

The jury was sequestered so that ...
or
The jury were sequestered so that ...

I feel it the members of jury who are sequestered and not the jury in itself, and thus, i feel it must be were but the correct answer of was

Jury is a collective noun and is singular. Atleast on the GMAT.

jury is singular, unless members of jury isn't mentioned take it singular. And the case ou mentioned will always be there because jury is not a physical entity. For e.g. Jury takes the decision in Court. Now its the members of jury that take decision and NOT jury but even then we use SINGULAR.

Please post the question (if any) in which you faced this.

confuse mind wrote:what is correct?

The jury was sequestered so that ...
or
The jury were sequestered so that ...

I feel it the members of jury who are sequestered and not the jury in itself, and thus, i feel it must be were but the correct answer of was

Hi,
Jury as a whole sequestered..so the jury as a collective noun takes singular verb.
But, if you intend to refer to the members considered as individuals, it will take plural verb.
Example: The jury were divided on a single point.

Guys help me out with this:

The jury must consist of at least seven potential jurors.
or
The jury must consists of at least seven potential jurors.

Which one is correct?