Question

A crowd of people---shouting slogans. A. Have B. Was C. were D.are

Answer 1

are is the answer for this

Answer 2

Answer: A crowd of people was shouting slogans.

‘Crowd’ is a collective noun that is followed by either singular or plural form of the verb depending on the context.

If the individuals represented by the collective noun to carry out the action together, we use the singular form of the verb.

Whereas the plural form is used when the individuals carry out the action independently.

In the given question, the word ‘crowd’ is used to describe the quantity of the people who are carrying out the action of shouting slogans.

Thus, the singular version of the verb is used.