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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which is the correct sentence?

There are a group of them who are blacklisted.

There is a group of them who is blacklisted.

Which is the correct sentence? Thanks.
  

Top answer

There are a group of them who/that are blacklisted. There is a group (of them) that is blacklisted. If "of them" is to be included, I prefer the first version.

— GPY

  • There are a group of them who/that are blacklisted.
  • There is a group (of them) that is blacklisted.
  • If "of them" is to be included, I prefer the first version.
  • The second version seems better with "of them" omitted.
  • Opinions may vary.
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There are a group of them who/that are blacklisted.
There is a group (of them) that is blacklisted.

If "of them" is to be included, I prefer the first version. The second version seems better with "of them" omitted. Opinions may vary.
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GPYOpinions may vary.
I'm sure they may, but I agree about those two. I also feel that There are a group who are blacklisted is possible - in BrE at least.
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fivejedjonI also feel that There are a group who are blacklisted is possible - in BrE at least.
Yes, I agree.
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There are a group of them who/that are blacklisted.
Since "a group of them" is obviously plural, "There are......." is correct.
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canadian45 There are a group of them who/that are blacklisted.Since "a group of them" is obviously plural, "There are......." is correct.
So long as the 'of them' is included, 'there are' seems to make sense..

However, some might argue that the subject of the verb is 'a group', singular. They would not agree that 'a group of them' is obviously
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So long as the 'of them' is included, 'there are' seems to make sense.. obviously
However, some might argue that the subject of the verb is 'a group', singular. They would not agree that 'a group of them' is obviously plural. Then they would be wrong.
A group of them......
A dozen of them......
Some of them.....
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So it should be

One group of them are here, and another group of them are not.

I think I'd use "is" in both clauses.

CJ
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canadian45Then they would be wrong.
I have to admire your confidence in your own ability to decide what is wrong in language usage.
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fivejedjonI have to admire your confidence in your own ability to decide what is wrong in language usage.
What do they call that figure of speech where you say the opposite of what you mean? HAH!
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fivejedjonI have to admire your confidence in your own ability to decide what is wrong in language usage.

Well, we all have our opinion of what is right and wrong, and there is nothing wrong with saying so. We can't sit on the fence all the time!

(I don't know why the above letters became so big!)

Also, I am not the only one who seems to think
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