The furniture were displayed at the showroom. vs The furniture is displayed at the showroom.

The phrase 'the furniture is displayed at the showroom.' is correct. In this case, 'furniture' is a collective noun, which is treated as singular, so it should be paired with the singular verb 'is.' 'Were' is incorrect in this context.

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The furniture were displayed at the showroom.

This phrase is incorrect. 'Furniture' is a collective noun and should be paired with the singular verb 'is.'

Incorrect usage. 'Furniture' is a collective noun and should be treated as singular.

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Anyway, I called up the showroom.
What did you think at the showroom the other day?
You know I banned sugar from the showroom.
...but there were no cars in the showrooms.
Maybe move the ZR1 into the showroom.
Our man is coming out of the showroom.
I couldn't resist when I saw them in the showroom.
And that must be the showroom.
And on that note, I have the five finalists who will interview with Hef immediately after this in the Showroom.
It should also be possible to see the fuel consumption of a specific model in the showroom.
That's not the one in the showroom.
She says she saw a man running away from the showroom.
Here's the identikit of the man seen leaving the showroom.
Right. Well, everybody will be leaving soon to get ready... so I suggest you go and drop Miranda's Fendi bag off at the showroom... and then I suppose you can just go home.
And I had it all lined up, and then I realised that we'd get a lot of national publicity, but there were no cars in the showrooms.
They were displayed first at Stux Gallery in 1983.
He had also criticised the fact that portraits and pictures of Atatürk were displayed everywhere in Turkey.
I need the samples in the showroom by Monday.
The showroom sits right in the middle of everything.
You didn't just roll off the showroom floor.

The furniture is displayed at the showroom.

This phrase is correct. 'Furniture' is a collective noun and should be paired with the singular verb 'is.'

Correct usage. 'Furniture' is a collective noun and should be treated as singular.

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Anyway, I called up the showroom.
What did you think at the showroom the other day?
You know I banned sugar from the showroom.
...but there were no cars in the showrooms.
Maybe move the ZR1 into the showroom.
Our man is coming out of the showroom.
I couldn't resist when I saw them in the showroom.
And that must be the showroom.
And on that note, I have the five finalists who will interview with Hef immediately after this in the Showroom.
It should also be possible to see the fuel consumption of a specific model in the showroom.
That's not the one in the showroom.
She says she saw a man running away from the showroom.
Here's the identikit of the man seen leaving the showroom.
Right. Well, everybody will be leaving soon to get ready... so I suggest you go and drop Miranda's Fendi bag off at the showroom... and then I suppose you can just go home.
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And I had it all lined up, and then I realised that we'd get a lot of national publicity, but there were no cars in the showrooms.
All the furniture is in the bedroom, Hank.
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For loaded modules, information about the selected module is displayed at the bottom of the dialog.
Member States shall ensure that a label concerning the metallic additive content of fuel is displayed at any point where a fuel with metallic additives is made available to consumers.

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The furniture were displayed at the showroom. vs The furniture is displayed at the showroom.