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is a few is singular
  

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" "A few apples were left on the tree". "There were a few people hanging around". BillJ

  • " "A few apples were left on the tree".
  • "There were a few people hanging around".
  • BillJ
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No, the complex determinative "a few" selects plural count nouns, and thus takes a plural verb:

"A few mistakes were made."
"A few apples were left on the tree".
"There were a few people hanging around".

BillJ

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