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Expression "A group of old men..."



 
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Expression "A group of old men..." #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:18 am   Expression "A group of old men..."		  
I first wrote the sentence, "A group of old men was playing chess", and on second thoughts, I changed it to, ".... were playing chess". Could I say that both are grammatically correct?
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A group of old men... #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:06 am   A group of old men...		  
Hi,

Yes, both are acceptable. It depends whether you consider the 'old men' just as a group (was) or as individuals (were). If by 'group'you men 'several' , then I would choose 'were'.

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