Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27044329-20170308170656/@comment-27575896-20170308173750

DesertStorm11 wrote: No, it would definitely be Mafia Deception IS a group of people. Mafia Deception, while they are a group of people, is characterized as a single thing. Therefore, it would be IS, not ARE.

'''"Characterized as a signle thing", meaning I'm characterizing the WHOLE GROUP with "are". Look at this: Jeff IS a Janitor. Jeff and Jack ARE Mafia Deception.'''

But it really can go either way. The Mafia Deception are multiple people, but when you define it as a GROUP of people, it would be one object.

Example: "My family IS a group of people."

Yes, that fits. I am referring to the WHOLE GROUP, which is "are"

If it was one single thing, it would be "is".

The whole group itself is "are", while one THING or PERSON INSIDE of the group is "is".