Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• A. The team of players are winning
• B. The team of players has winning
• C. The team of players is winning
• D. The team of players were winning

Answer: (C)

Subject-verb agreement is about matching the verb to the subject. In this sentence, the main noun is the singular word “team,” even though it’s followed by the phrase “of players.” That phrase describes who makes up the team but doesn’t change the number of the subject. So the verb should be singular to line up with the single entity acting as a unit, giving the correct form “is winning.”

Using a plural verb like “are winning” treats the team as more than one, which isn’t standard when the group is acting as a single unit. The construction with “has winning” isn’t correct because “winning” is a present participle and doesn’t pair with “has” in that way unless you change the meaning (for example, to “has been winning” or “has won”). And “were winning” uses a past tense with a plural sense, which again mismatches the singular subject. When the team acts as one unit, the singular form is the right choice.