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Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?

The team of players is excited.

Subject-verb agreement is all about matching the verb to the number of the subject. The head noun here is team, which is singular. The phrase of players is a descriptive addition and doesn’t change the number of the subject. So the verb must be singular: is excited.

Using are would imply a plural subject, or treating the team as separate individuals within the group, which isn’t the intended reading. Using teams would make the subject plural, requiring are as well. Using were pairs a plural verb with a singular subject, which is incorrect.

The team of players are excited.

The teams of players is excited.

The team of players were excited.