grammar.nouns.collective-nouns
Collective nouns: la gente es, not *son
Gente, familia, equipo, mayoría are grammatically singular: la gente dice. With 'de + plural', verb agreement can go either way: la mayoría de los clientes pidió/pidieron.
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Explanation
La gente takes singular — the classic English-speaker error is *la gente son. Same for el público, la familia, el equipo when acting as one unit.
Quantifier collectives (la mayoría, la mitad, un grupo) + de + plural allow both agreements; plural is common when the focus is on the members: la mayoría de los vecinos votaron en contra.
Examples
La gente aquí es muy amable.
People here are very kind.
People here are very kind.
Region: global
La mitad de los departamentos están vacíos.
Half of the apartments are empty.
Half of the apartments are empty.
Region: global