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Tony 1963
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 Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:36 am Post subject: A group of Americans believes or believe that...? |
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Hi,
For the above sentence, shall I say believes or believe?
Thank you.
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pugachevV
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A group (singular).............. believes (singular) is grammatically correct.
However, you will probably hear, "A group of Americans believe that ..." more frequently in everyday speech, particularly among those for whom grammar is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. |
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Tony 1963
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| Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: Thank you. You are helpful and humorous. I like that. |
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| Thank you. You are helpful and humorous. I like that. |
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