Correcting a Subject-Verb Agreement Error

Very Easy Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Usage

Read the following sentence carefully and identify the error related to the conventions of standard English:

The group of students were excited about their trip.

Which of the following options corrects the error in the sentence?

The group of students was excited about their trip.

The group of student were excited about their trip.

The groups of students were excited about their trip.

The group of students is excited about their trip.

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