Which is right? a group of teens IS walking, or a group of teens ARE walking?

Question

please help solve this little dispute im having with someone

Answer 1

it would be are, teens are a group, many  are is action walking  also look at your past and present tence. they are now walking, not they is now walking. think about it.

Answer 2

"is".

"is" refers to "group" which is singular

- as opposed to "the teenagers are walking"

Answer 3

A group of teen ARE walking is the correct sentence.

Answer 4

are

Answer 5

ARE, duh

Answer 6

I think you are confused in what the subject is. THE group IS walking....had you said there are many TEEN in a group, THEY ARE walking, this would have been  correct as the THEY refers to the plural word TEENS. However in your statement the word GROUP is singular, not plural. Therefore the sentace requires the word IS be singular as well. A GROUP of teens IS walking. You also could have said GROUPS of teens ARE walking, thus making the subject GROUPS plural.

Answer 7

The subject of the sentence is group. The word 'group" is a singular collective noun and not plural, therefore the group IS walking.

"of teens" is a prepositional phrase which describes the group, and is not the subject of the sentence.

The teens are walking, but the group is walking.

More examples:

The therapy group meets on Thursday at noon.

The whole class goes to gym on Monday.

Answer 8

Its are.

Trust me.

My English teacher did a whole day on it.

I know.

Stupid.

Haha ^^

Answer 9

I would say the correct phrase is the one that uses 'is.' A group of teens is walking: Let me explain by showing all the parts of the sentence. 'A' is an article, 'walking' is the verb. 'Is' is a helping verb to 'walking.' "of teens' is a prepositional phrase and therefore cannot be a noun, subject, verb or anything else. So 'remove' that phrase and think of it like this: A group is walking. "Group" is the subject and 'is' is describing "group" which is singular. Even with the prep. phrase, group still is the subject and 'is' is correct.