[求助]大全70

70. After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians.

(A) the ensemble were touted as the country’s

(B) the ensemble was touted as the country’s

(C) the country touted the ensemble like the

(D) touting the ensemble as the country’s（B）

(E) they were touting the ensemble as the country’s

这个ensemble 到底用该用单数还是复数？

我查了朗文，解释是这样的，没有例句：

[countable also + plural verb] British English a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly

意思是说后面用复数动词？

谢谢NN解释解释！

After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades

我觉得new group就暗示应该是单数吧，而且LONGMAN里，它的另两个解释都是只能以单数形式出现，表整体。

个人意见！