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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need to find the verb of these sentence could you help me please if that is the sentence yestrday I noticed that a swarm of bees were or was buzzing round his head

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think the answer is were buzzing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the sentence is: Yesterday I noticed that a swarm of bees were buzzing around his head If that is the case, the verb (the action) is buzzing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

was, because the subject is a swarm and that is singular.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the sentence said Yesterday I noticed that bees were or was buzzing around his head then the answer would be were because bees is plural

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