My Study Guide says that a collective noun is considered singular when it refers to a group as a whole: "His family was invited." Then in the Self-Check Test following that discussion had this sentence: "Her family (is, are) well." I believed that this "family" was referring to the group as a whole, so I chose "is." But the answer is actually "are." Now I'm working on the Exam (that I will send to American School to have it graded) and the exact sentence is in the exam. "Her family ( is , are ) well." I would like to know if the answer really is "are." Isn't the sentence basically the same as the given example: "His family was invited"? THANKS!!! =)
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