Grammar question. I have to know.

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I'd use #2, but I'm English.

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Originally posted by: Nebben
I'm inclined to say 1 is correct, because although the band has multiple members, the band is an entity in itself and as such is a singular object, and should stay that way.

Bingo!

I'll modify to say that I agree with an earlier link. It all depends on context. If you intend the band as a group/entity, then you use singular. But if you refer to members of the band (i..e, the structure of your sentence intends the bands as a collection of members), then using plural is correct. I don't know if I made sense there, but whatever!

 

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Originally posted by: Amol
one band = singular (at least in American English)

I've been to England and I've heard them do it plurally, but in the US, it's singular

I'd expand that to say that it is the accepted standard in the US to use singular and the accepted standard in the UK to use plural.