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&lt;p&gt;Hey i am weak in english and improving these days. I have 2 doubts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1) There is no doubt that &lt;strong&gt;the/a&lt;/strong&gt; majority of workers &lt;strong&gt;are/is&lt;/strong&gt; in favour of the proposal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2) The crew &lt;strong&gt;were or was&lt;/strong&gt; on board and they soon busied themselves in preparing to face the storm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me the solution with a valid reason. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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1) There is no doubt that the/a majority of workers are in favour of the proposal.- The verb agrees notionally with 'workers'. Compare 'the majority of the wine has gone bad'.
2) The crew were on board and they soon busied themselves in preparing to face the storm.-- Context ('they, themselves') pluralizes the noun 'crew'. Compare 'The crew is Swedish'.

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