Wednesday, April 24, 2013

grammatical number - Should you use “it” or “they” when referencing a group of people?

Should you use it or they when referencing a group of people?



Here is the example sentence:




A group of students was walking on the road when a truck hit them/it and it/they was/were immediately admitted to hospital.




Could native speakers and grammarians please answer this question? For me, it should be used because I am taking about the group as whole, and the group is one thing not many things.

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