大全 70 有关集合名词的谓语单复数问题

shirley_zhu

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

为什么A不对？全体表演人员应该是复数概念，为什么这里的谓语用单数阿？

根据朗文上的解释：[countable also + plural verb] British English a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly

shirley_zhu

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为什么没人理阿，是太小儿科了？

nasa

看后边 were touted as...the best group  

我想它是强调它们是一个整体 所以用单数

强调整体众的每一个人时才用复数形式

请指教

shirley_zhu

Make sense!

Thank you so much Nasa!

AMBER513

看一下！