2 years ago

A swarm of bees __ ( was, were) hovering over the flowers.

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PSYCHO15rus [73]2 years ago

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A swarm of bees <u>were</u> hovering over the flowers.

Liula [17]2 years ago

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A swarm of bees ( was ) hovering over the flowers.

The word 'swarm' is a collective noun & hence the singular form (was) should be used. It would have been 'were' if the word was 'swarms' as it indicates many swarms of bees together.

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