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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: People are giving you very confusing answers!!!! I think it's hang (without an s) as you are talking about the paintings (plural)!. e!.g!. A collection of paintings hang in the North Gallery!. If you were to talk about The Collection (i!.e!. a noun) then it would be hangs with an s!. e!.g!. The collection hangs in the North Gallery!. If you want to be 100% sure, you can phone the British Library!. Www@QuestionHome@Com A collection of paintings 'hangs' on the wall - it is 'a collection' that you are referring to!. If you were to say 'the paintings' then it would be 'the paintings hang on the wall!.'Www@QuestionHome@Com A collection of paintings is singular (regardless of how many paintings there are)!. So it's 'a collection of paintings hangs on the wall'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com In 'collection' the many items have become one!. I'd say singular, hang!. Or, if in the past tense, 'hung'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com some cracking thick answers here "singular, so hang" If it's singular (and there's only one collection) it's "hangs" isn't it!? I hang you hang he/she/it HANGS we hang they hang Www@QuestionHome@Com paintings hang on the wall my friend and a painting hangs on the wall!. why!? simple answer, its english!. Www@QuestionHome@Com hangs it's singular - so it hangs!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I'd say singularWww@QuestionHome@Com Hang - there is only one collection!.Www@QuestionHome@Com hang - singular i thinkWww@QuestionHome@Com hangWww@QuestionHome@Com |