Which one is grammatical: "A copy of the documents is enclosed" or "A copy of the documents are enclosed"?

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because "a copy" is singular you would use IS

"A copy of the documents is enclosed."
"Copies of the documents are enclosed"
A copy of the documents is encolsed.

Copy is the noun, and it is singular.
You would say "A copy is enclosed." So "is" is correct.
Clearly "is", as the subject is "a copy"
A copy is enclosed, because copy is singular since there is only one of them. If it was copies are enclosed, then you would use are because copies is plural.
"Copies or the documents are enclosed" .. "Documents" is a plural and so the "copies" should also be plural.
A copy of the documents is enclosed.

Copy is the noun and is singular. Of the documents is a prepositional phrase, and is enclosed is the verb.
A copy of documents is enclosed.
Here, you are referring to the copy, not documents.
Another example is,"A group of students has arrived."
"is" is correct..."of the documents " is the prepostional phrase so the fact that "documents" is plural means nothing. The "copy" is singular so use the singular "is". (Copies are, Copy is)

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