a group of谓语动词的单复数根据of后面接的名词来判断，a group of表示一群，一般情况是用复数的。例如：A group of women were cackling in a corner.一群妇女在角落大笑。如果of后面的名词表示一个整体，则谓语用单数，例如：A group of her friends was waiting for her inside.她的一群朋友在里面等她。

group：英[ɡruːp]；美[ɡruːp]

n.组；群；批；类；簇；集团；(尤指流行音乐的)演奏组，乐团，乐队

v.(使)成群，成组，聚集；将…分类；把…分组

第三人称单数：groups

复数：groups

现在分词：grouping

过去式：grouped

过去分词：grouped

1、group的基本意思是“群，团体，组类”，指由很多的人或物偶然或有意组成的一个有秩序、有组织的整体，有时也可指较小的“人群”，还可以指一个大型的商业机构，即“集团”或某种“类别”。group还可指小型流行音乐“演唱组”。

2、group是可数名词，用作主语时其谓语动词多用复数，也可以是单数，在强调group的整体性时，谓语常用单数，而强调其组成的个体成员时，谓语多用复数，而与group对应的人称代词在数上须与句中谓语保持一致。

3、group用作名词时的意思是“群”“伙”，转化为动词时，意思是“集合，归类”，指将原本分散或凌乱的东西聚集在一起，使其形成一个整体，或将事物按照一定的规律分类，使其变得更加分明。

4、group可用作及物动词或不及物动词，用作及物动词时后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

Volkswagen Group大众集团；大众汽车集团；福斯集团；大众汽车

Virgin Group维珍集团；维京集团；维珍团体；维珍集体

Local Group本星系群；本地组；局部组；特征群组

1、The story is built around a group of high school dropouts.

故事围绕着一群辍学的中学生展开。

2、It can be difficult to get a group of people to cohere.

要使一群人做到彼此一条心有时候很困难。

3、A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.

一群孩子在街上玩球。

4、A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.

一群吵吵嚷嚷的孩子一窝蜂地下了公共汽车。

5、The college is playing host to a group of visiting Russian scientists.

学院正在接待一批来访的俄罗斯科学家。

6、The consultants were a group of men in sharp suits.

顾问都是些衣着入时的男人。

7、A group of downcast men stood waiting for food.

一群人垂头丧气地站在那儿等着吃饭。

8、There was a group of youths standing on the street corner.

有一群年轻人站在街角。

9、A group of reporters followed in her wake.

一群记者跟随在她的身后。

10、We passed a group of walkers,carrying huge packs.

我们与一批背着超大行囊的步行者擦肩而过。

11、A group of kids were loafing around outside.

一群小孩在外面四处游荡。

12、A group of kids started a pickup game of basketball on the street outside.

一群孩子在外面开始了即兴街头篮球赛。

13、A group of prisoners rushed an officer and managed to break out.

一伙囚犯突然袭击狱警，越狱了。

14、The speaker was shouted down by a group of protesters.

一群抗议者大叫大嚷，盖过了讲话人的声音。

15、The player was signing autographs for a group of fans.

这名队员正在为一群球迷签名。

1、My cooking is of the'quick and simple'variety.

我做饭菜属于既快捷又简单的那一类。

2、The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity.

这个单位已附属于一个大的部门，不再作为一个实体独立存在。

3、The cost in terms of human life was high.

付出了很大的生命代价。

4、What is the current status of our application for funds?

我们申请资金目前进展状况如何？

5、The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.

这两组儿童具有截然不同的特点。

6、Can she take the heat of this level of competition?

她承受得了这种水平的比赛的压力吗？

7、We need to look to ways of improving our marketing.

我们得考虑改进营销方法。

8、Schools must meet the challenge of new technology.

学校必须迎接新技术的挑战。

9、She was invited to give a paper on the results of her research.

她应邀发表一篇论文，报告她的研究结果。

10、She has lost all sense of direction in her life.

她完全丧失了生活的方向。

1、She started the last lap just behind the leading group.

她开始跑最后一圈时紧跟在领先的一组人后面。

2、The residents formed a community action group.

居民组成了社区行动组。

3、The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.

这两组儿童具有截然不同的特点。

4、The method is specifically designed for use in small groups.

这方法是专为小组活动设计的。

5、There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.

这两组学生没有明显差别。

6、She asked her students to get into groups of four.

她让学生每四人分为一小组。

7、First get students to form groups of four.

首先让学生分成四人一组。

8、The group was considered to be a risk to national security.

这伙人被认为是威胁国家安全的危险分子。

9、The two groups have merged to form a new party.

两大组织合并组成一个新党。

10、How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups?

我们怎样才能最好地满足各种人的需要呢？