American English takes a slightly different approach to the agreement of verbs with collective nouns. There is a very strong preference for the use of singular verbs with such nouns, so in American English you are much more likely to see, for example:
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. The human brain is divided into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere is the logical brain and is involved in language and analysis and the right hemisphere is the creative brain, involved in daydreaming and imagination. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body while the right hemisphere controls the left side.
Here are factors that contribute to speaking more than one language: 1  If you speak one language at home and another outside with friends, at school or at work. 2  If your native language is full of foreign words.  If you live in a country influenced by other cultures and eventually other languages.