"go to" or "goes to"

Grammar question:

"The group go to London..." -or- "The group goes to London..."

Which is correct and, more importantly, what sort of grammar
rules/guides come into play?

Thanks.

Group is a collective noun and is therefore treated as singular. As a
result the correct form of the verb is "goes"

At least that is what I learnt at school about 50 years ago when I believe
there was a lot more emphasis placed on correct usage of the language than
appears to be the case with the current bunch of educators, or some of them
at least.

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"Joe Barta" <jbarta RemoveThis @apk.net> wrote in message
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> Grammar question:
>
> "The group go to London..." -or- "The group goes to London..."
>
> Which is correct and, more importantly, what sort of grammar
> rules/guides come into play?
>
> Thanks.