-Rodaient congugation in this sentence

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Le bruit courait que des âmes en peine y rôdaient toutes les nuits.

Why 'rôdaient' in 3'd p plural ? Doesn't rôder refer to "le bruit" in singular, not ´les âmes’?

Asked 21 hours ago

CélineKwizIQ Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour A,

The verb "rôdaient" refers to "les âmes en peine" while "courait" refers to "le bruit".

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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A H. asked:

Le bruit courait que des âmes en peine y rôdaient toutes les nuits.

Why 'rôdaient' in 3'd p plural ? Doesn't rôder refer to "le bruit" in singular, not ´les âmes’?

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