Anonymous  +  795355 Thu, 25 Jun 09 08:41 PM Which is correct?  Should you say, " A group of animals is passing by,"  or A group of animals are passing by."? Anonymous

	Best answer by Philip  +  795370 Thu, 25 Jun 09 08:50 PM A group is (the prepositional phrase doesn't alter the fact that it is only one group). Philip

	Yoong Liat  +  795925 Fri, 26 Jun 09 06:04 AM Anonymous “Which is correct?  Should you say, " A group of animals is passing by,"  or A group of animals are passing by."? ” I think Philip's version is AmE. In BrE, either 'is' or 'are' is correct. If the animals are viewed as a group, use 'is'  and if perceived as individual animals use 'are'. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757

	Goodman  +  795978 Fri, 26 Jun 09 07:04 AM American or British, "a group" of anything is always singular in my book. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Countries, United States, American

	Yoong Liat  +  796257 Fri, 26 Jun 09 11:28 AM Goodman “American or British, "a group" of anything is always singular in my book. ” collective noun (grammar) a singular noun, such as 'committee' or 'team, that refers to a group of animals, people or things, and, in BrE, can be used with either a singular or plural verb. In AmE it must be used with a singular verb. (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary) Yoong Liat Verbs, Singular Verbs, Plurals, Nouns, Singular Nouns, Countries, United States, United Kingdom, Great Britain, American, Singular