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Sarangadhar Posted 18 years ago
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A group of students - number confusion
A group of students who have begun to clean up Frederick Law Olmstead's Morning Park in New York City believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but to be returned to its former condition
do you think above sentence is correct?
Please post the reasons also.
do you think above sentence is correct?
Please post the reasons also.
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It's correct. A certain group believes that the park should be returned to its former condition. The group is composed of students.
- It's correct.
- A certain group believes that the park should be returned to its former condition.
- The group is composed of students.
- These students have begun to clean up the park.
- CJ
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It's correct.
A certain group believes that the park should be returned to its former condition.
The group is composed of students.
These students have begun to clean up the park.
CJ
A certain group believes that the park should be returned to its former condition.
The group is composed of students.
These students have begun to clean up the park.
CJ
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SarangadharI believe
A group of students who have begun to clean up Frederick Law Olmstead's Morning Park in New York City believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but to be returned to its former condition
do you think above sentence is correct?
Please post the reasons also.
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See Jim's post again.
The subject is "A group of [students who have begun to clean up... City]"
believes agrees with group.
have agrees with students.
If you want the subject to be only "A group of students" then make it "A group of students has begun...City and believes... ." No "who" and a conjunction before "believes."
The subject is "A group of [students who have begun to clean up... City]"
believes agrees with group.
have agrees with students.
If you want the subject to be only "A group of students" then make it "A group of students has begun...City and believes... ." No "who" and a conjunction before "believes."
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Grammar GeekSee Jim's post again.
The subject is "A group of [students who have begun to clean up... City]"
believes agrees with group.
have agrees with students.
If you want the subject to be only "A group of students" then make it "A group of students has begun...City and believes... ." No "who" and a conjunction before
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If there is aconjunction relative clause that moduifies the plural part of "A [singular] of [plural]", then the conjunction verb within the relative clause will be in
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CalifJim<<
If there is a relative clause that moduifies the plural part of "A [singular] of [plural]", then the verb within the relative clause will be in the plural. and t
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If we want the relative caluse to modify the group then can we use 'which ' or 'that', and can the verb within the relative clause be singular ...?Yes. That's right. Your sentence is correct.
CJ
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I would have used the plural for both verbs. I was told people say "A group of children are playing", not "is playing".
I think "group" is a collective noun, and in American English it's singular: "The team is ready". In British English you might hear "The team are ready", but not in AmE.
But when collective nouns are modified by plural nouns, then everything tends to agree with the plura
I think "group" is a collective noun, and in American English it's singular: "The team is ready". In British English you might hear "The team are ready", but not in AmE.
But when collective nouns are modified by plural nouns, then everything tends to agree with the plura
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