Breakdown of Un grupo de seguidores activos prefiere la suscripción.
de
from / of
un
a, an (masculine)
preferir
to prefer
la
the (feminine)
Questions & Answers about Un grupo de seguidores activos prefiere la suscripción.
Why is the verb prefiere singular when it's talking about multiple seguidores?
In Spanish, when you have a collective phrase like un grupo de (a group of) followed by a plural noun like seguidores, you actually have two choices! You can use the singular verb (prefiere) to match the singular word grupo, treating them as one unit. Or, you can use the plural verb (prefieren) to match the plural seguidores, focusing on the individuals. Both are completely correct, but this sentence uses the singular form to emphasize the group as a whole.
If the group of followers was entirely female, would the beginning change to una grupa?
No, the word grupo is always masculine (un grupo), no matter who makes up the group! You would only change the gender of the people inside the group and their adjectives. An all-female group would be un grupo de seguidoras activas.
Why does the adjective activos come after seguidores, and could it describe grupo instead?
Descriptive adjectives like activos usually go directly after the noun they modify. Because it is plural, we know for sure it describes the seguidores. If you wanted to say it was an "active group" rather than "active followers," you would make the adjective singular to match grupo and place it right after that word: un grupo activo de seguidores.