Goes or go?
I'm writing about It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and my brain is having difficulties deciding what belongs in this sentence.
"While Linus waits in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin, the rest of the Peanuts gang ___ trick-or-treating."
I'm unsure if "goes" or "go" fits better here. Thank you to anyone who is able to help.
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Samcakes the rest of the Peanuts gang go trick-or-treating. I'd say 'go' as shown above, but you are sure to find arguments both ways. 'the rest of the ...
- Samcakes the rest of the Peanuts gang go trick-or-treating.
- I'd say 'go' as shown above, but you are sure to find arguments both ways.
- 'the rest of the ...
- gang' implies more than one to me.
- That's why I chose 'go'.
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Samcakesthe rest of the Peanuts gang go trick-or-treating.
I'd say 'go' as shown above, but you are sure to find arguments both ways.
'the rest of the ... gang' implies more than one to me. That's why I chose 'go'. However, 'gang' is a singular noun, so 'goes' may sound better to others.
CJ
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