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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hi fellas....if you
are referring to a group of people e.g. a group of students hike or hikes?thanks....
  

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I would use "hike," but both are technically correct. "Group" is one of those collectives which may be used either way, according to the way you wish to think about it. The whole group was killed.

— Avangi

  • I would use "hike," but both are technically correct.
  • "Group" is one of those collectives which may be used either way, according to the way you wish to think about it.
  • The whole group was killed.
  • The whole group were killed.
  • "
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I would use "hike," but both are technically correct.
"Group" is one of those collectives which may be used either way, according to the way you wish to think about it.

The whole group was killed.
The whole group were killed.

It's called "notional concord."

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