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Tancs Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
is or are?
Hi all,
Which one is correct?
- a group of tourists is
- a group of tourists are
Thanks!
Chuan Seng
Which one is correct?
- a group of tourists is
- a group of tourists are
Thanks!
Chuan Seng
Top answer
Hello Chuan Seng In BrE, you can use the singular when you're talking about the group as a single entity: 1. A group of tourists was standing outside Buckingham Palace. Or the plural when you're talking about the group as a loose collection of individuals: 2.
- Hello Chuan Seng In BrE, you can use the singular when you're talking about the group as a single entity: 1.
- A group of tourists was standing outside Buckingham Palace.
- Or the plural when you're talking about the group as a loose collection of individuals: 2.
- A group of tourists were running round Buckingham Palace.
- MrP
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Hello Chuan Seng
In BrE, you can use the singular when you're talking about the group as a single entity:
1. A group of tourists was standing outside Buckingham Palace.
Or the plural when you're talking about the group as a loose collection of individuals:
2. A group of tourists were running round Buckingham Palace.
MrP
In BrE, you can use the singular when you're talking about the group as a single entity:
1. A group of tourists was standing outside Buckingham Palace.
Or the plural when you're talking about the group as a loose collection of individuals:
2. A group of tourists were running round Buckingham Palace.
MrP
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