Which sentence uses the verb correctly? a. our group are the best of the lot. b. our group is the best of the lot. c. our group were the best of the lot. d. our group am the best of the lot.

What is the rhyme scheme in this excerpt from longfellow's, "the tide rises, the tide falls? " (10 points) the tide rises, the tide falls, the twilight darkens, the curlew calls; along the sea-sands damp and brown the traveler hastens toward the town, and the tide rises, the tide falls.