Which of the following sentences is correct?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
Answer: B. A couple of students are going to the party. — Rule: when the phrase 'a couple of' is followed by a noun, the noun is plural and the verb should agree with that plural noun. Meaning: 'a couple of students'…
- A.
A couple of students is going to the party.
- B.
A couple of students are going to the party.
- C.
A couple of student is going to the party.
- D.
A couple of student are going to the party.
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Correct answer: B
Rule: when the phrase 'a couple of' is followed by a noun, the noun is plural and the verb should agree with that plural noun.
Meaning: 'a couple of students' = two students (plural).
Subject-verb agreement: use the plural noun 'students' and the plural verb 'are'.
Common mistake: using the singular noun 'student' or the singular verb 'is' after 'a couple of'.
Note: when 'couple' is used without 'of' to mean a pair as a unit, it can take a singular verb (for example, 'A couple is waiting in the lobby'). That is a different construction.
Therefore the correct sentence is: A couple of students are going to the party.