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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A group of ants

Can I say,

A group of ants is / are climbing the wall.

P/s: Should I use "a colony /a army of ants" instead of " a group of ants"?
  

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Ants come in 'armies', not 'groups'. You could also use 'file'. An army / A file of ants is/are climbing....

  • Ants come in 'armies', not 'groups'.
  • You could also use 'file'.
  • An army / A file of ants is/are climbing....
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Ants come in 'armies', not 'groups'. You could also use 'file'.

An army / A file of ants is/are climbing....
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A colony or an army makes the sentence more descriptive.

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