To: marktwain
“Police say a group of children WAS playing with three dogs ...”
Ebonics spell-check installed.
16 posted on
08/24/2024 7:03:32 AM PDT by
Niteranger68
(If you don't vote, you are part of the rigging.)
To: Niteranger68
Actually, “was” is correct here. The collective noun “group” calls for the singular form “was”; the plural “children” is just part of the phrase modifying “group.”
25 posted on
08/24/2024 9:26:25 AM PDT by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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