SVG question on grouping objects

[marco.shaw]

I created an SVG, and when I look at the file in a text editor I see something like:
<svg>
<g>
blah... blah...
</g>
</svg>

To work with a 3rd party product that reads SVG formatted data, it appears I am missing a grouping layer, and should really have:

<svg>
<g>
<g>
blah... blah...
</g>
</g>
</svg>

All I have is a simple box with text. I picked both those objects and did a group.

Do I somehow have to chose the whole "page" and create a group for that?

I hope that's enough info...