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Englishnewbie Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

a wide range of?

Hello,

A wide range of cars are here.
A wide range of cars is here.

Are or is?

I am really confused. Please help.
Thank you.
  

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English presents us all with countless quandaries of this kind. ), because it is the cars that are here, not the range that is. There are those who insist that it must be "is" because the grammatical subject, "range", is singular, but I think that they are a small minority.

— Enoon

  • English presents us all with countless quandaries of this kind.
  • ), because it is the cars that are here, not the range that is.
  • There are those who insist that it must be "is" because the grammatical subject, "range", is singular, but I think that they are a small minority.
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English presents us all with countless quandaries of this kind. Just go for what sounds good if you cannot change it to an unproblematic form like "This lot has a wide range of cars in it." If you use the form of the verb that goes with the nearest noun, it usually sounds better: "A wide range of cars are here." Furthermore, "are" makes better sense than "is" (A wide range of cars is here.), becau
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I am still confused...

The same with

A group of cars are here.
A group of cars is here.
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englishnewbieI am still confused...The same withA group of cars are here.A group of cars is here.
Don't feel bad. Native speakers are just as confused as you are. It depends on what you mean, I guess. If you want to emphasize the group, it's "is". If you want to emphasize the cars, it's "are". I would default to "are" myself, unless I had a good reason to make
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