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Question: Identify the error: A group of students were late to class.

Options:

  1. A
  2. group
  3. students
  4. were

Correct Answer: were

Solution: 

\'Were\' should be \'was\' because \'group\' is singular.

Identify the error: A group of students were late to class.

Practice Questions

Q1
Identify the error: A group of students were late to class.
  1. A
  2. group
  3. students
  4. were

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Identify the error: A group of students were late to class.
  • Step 1: Look at the subject of the sentence, which is 'A group of students'.
  • Step 2: Identify if the subject is singular or plural. 'Group' is a singular noun.
  • Step 3: Check the verb used in the sentence. The verb is 'were'.
  • Step 4: Understand that the verb should match the subject in number. Since 'group' is singular, the verb should also be singular.
  • Step 5: Change 'were' to 'was' to make the sentence correct.
  • Subject-Verb Agreement – Understanding that collective nouns like 'group' are treated as singular when referring to the group as a single entity.
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