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    A group saves, but I'd say a group of teenagers save. Bleys' quote would do nicely.

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    Originally posted by Yamaneko
    I no longer care about the FF series after FFT. Do what you want.

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    Subject-Verb Agreement

    5. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase.






    It isn't any different in Britain; you're just incorrect.



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    Doom, marry me.

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    The word group, as well as all collective terms, may be used to indicate either a collective itself as a whole, or all the members of the collective individually. Thus, depending on the intent in meaning of the person who uses the word, a verb suited either a singular noun or a plural noun may be used.

    But, yeah, Britain really has nothing to do with it.

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    I'm not a grammar freak, so don't expect my way of speaking to change
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    I actually think it might be "a group of teenagers save."

    "A group of teenagers saves" just doesn't sound right.

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    It doesn't matter if it SOUNDS right or not. "A group of teenagers saves" is correct, quit your whining. Unless you are talking about something they all do individually, rather than as a group, you use the singular version of the verb.

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    Originally posted by Citizen Kane
    Sod off and stop being so picky or I'll cut your knackers off with a chainsaw.
    I think this applies once again.
    Last edited by Yamaneko; 08-05-2003 at 06:17 AM.

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    Originally posted by Yamaneko
    Final Fantasy XII ~ We were running out of money because of The Spirits Within blunder, so we decided to make another piece of software that makes us millions of dollars. A group of teenagers saves the world using magic and 40+ hours of gameplay, or something along those lines.
    Hee-hee. It's funny 'cause it's true.

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    INCORRECT. YOU GET AN F!

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    F for Fantastic!

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    Or fantabulous.

    This thread should be moved to the Grammar Forum. Oh, wait...

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    :O!

    That's a BRILLIANT idea! Bleys, I demand that you make a Grammar Forum!

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    There'd be only five people posting in it.

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