Studying English.

[slaphapy]

When they say "a group of fremen",they refer to "a group" and not the "fremen" who will kill you.

E.g.--->When that happens,"a group of fremen kills you".

i would think that it would be "a group of fremen kill you"

really does not sound right to be "a group of fremen kills you"

[Apollyon]

Lol. Slap doesn't know English ;).

EG: a group is made up of...

a group are made up of...

Obviously the first is correct. *A* group is always singular. :)

[Cyborg]

I read my Dune essay again... It has only... 12 errors... :O

Do you get the best grade with 12 errors?

I get 5 out of 6 with 2-3 errors :(, and the story was very good.

[Jack Leaf]

I am at 6th grade, remember that...

[Cyborg]

how old?

ok, you're 12. I should've read your profile...

[slaphapy]

Lol. Slap doesn't know English ;).

EG: a group is made up of...

a group are made up of...

Obviously the first is correct. *A* group is always singular. :)

i still think it's "a group of fremen kill you"

although you are right, i'm not the best at english (in fact i would bet that some ppl that dont' have english as a first language know it better than most Americans, i even know one!)

where is Nema!?!?

[lowzeewee]

But it is referring to the group of fremen,THE GROUP,NOT THE FREMEN.

The group,is a singular verb,not plural.

[Cyborg]

The error is made because a group represent more than one individual or item.

I think some are thinking like this:

"The group kill him" = "They kill him"

However, a group is a noun in single form, so you must use the "s" in the end of most nouns in the present form.

[Cyborg]

The group,is a singular verb,not plural.

I would like to see your explanation of why "a group" is a verb ;)

[lowzeewee]

basically,its "a group",not "groups" ;)

It refers to ONE GROUP. :D

[nemafakei]

Yes, hence it's a singular noun. A verb is the 'action' word of a sentence - which group is not.

"where is Nema!?!?"

Hm?

[Apollyon]

"Who let the Nema out!?"

*dances*

[nemafakei]

{Tranquilises Apollyon, and drags him back to the dungeon}

I wonder why he did that... well, he won't be let our for a bit, at least.