Which sentence below correctly refers to the collective noun
colony as a whole unit?
Note: Collective nouns are
singular if they refer to a group as
a whole.
A. The colony of ants are carrying as many baby
ants as they can hold to the new ant hill.
B. The colony of ants, carrying all their babies,
are moving to a new anthill.
C. The colony of ants, including the queen, is
moving to a new anthill around the corner.
D. The colony of ants are moving chunks of my
sandwich to their new colony up the hill.