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The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.

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Is the usage of “are” correct when referring to a team/group/band?
Is “a wide range of features” singular or plural?

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.

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Is the usage of “are” correct when referring to a team/group/band?
Is “a wide range of features” singular or plural?

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.
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Possible Duplicate:
Is the usage of “are” correct when referring to a team/group/band?
Is “a wide range of features” singular or plural?

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.

Possible Duplicate:
Is the usage of “are” correct when referring to a team/group/band?
Is “a wide range of features” singular or plural?

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.
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"The current crop of X (was/were)" - Which is correct?

From here:

The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

  • Is this the correct verb agreement?
  • I thought that of golfers was a prepositional phrase, and that crop, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.