Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement using a plural subject?

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement using a plural subject?

• A. The team of players are winning the championship.
• B. The team of players is winning the championship.
• C. The team of players were winning the championship.
• D. The team of players has winning the championship.

Answer: (B)

Subject-verb agreement with a collective noun: The head noun here is “team,” which is singular even though it refers to multiple people. The phrase “of players” is just extra information about who makes up the team and doesn’t change the number of the subject. So the verb should be singular to match “team.” Using “is winning” correctly shows ongoing action with the singular subject. The other sentences try to treat the team as plural or use an ungrammatical construction (like “has winning”), which doesn’t fit standard grammar.

Subject-verb agreement with a collective noun: The head noun here is “team,” which is singular even though it refers to multiple people. The phrase “of players” is just extra information about who makes up the team and doesn’t change the number of the subject. So the verb should be singular to match “team.” Using “is winning” correctly shows ongoing action with the singular subject. The other sentences try to treat the team as plural or use an ungrammatical construction (like “has winning”), which doesn’t fit standard grammar.