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Quan_NT Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
About "The bulk of"
After "the bulk of" is a plural verb or a singular verb? I don't know what is right.
Some examples:
Cambridge advance learner's dictionary write that: "In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works."
Longman dictionary of contemporary English write that: "The bulk of consumers are based in towns"
And an answer for my exercise write that: "The great bulk of the young now spend a minium of twelve years in school".
Thanks.
Some examples:
Cambridge advance learner's dictionary write that: "In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works."
Longman dictionary of contemporary English write that: "The bulk of consumers are based in towns"
And an answer for my exercise write that: "The great bulk of the young now spend a minium of twelve years in school".
Thanks.
Top answer
" phrase. In the first sentence "the book" is singular so the verb must be singular too ( is taken up). The nouns of interest in the remaining two sentences are "consumers" and "the young" respectively, which are both plural, so the verbs also have to be plural ( are based, spend).
- " phrase.
- In the first sentence "the book" is singular so the verb must be singular too ( is taken up).
- The nouns of interest in the remaining two sentences are "consumers" and "the young" respectively, which are both plural, so the verbs also have to be plural ( are based, spend).
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As evident from your examples, the number of the verb following "the bulk of + noun" depends entirely on the number of the noun within the "the bulk of..." phrase. In the first sentence "the book" is singular so the verb must be singular too (is taken up). The nouns of interest in the remaining two sentences are "consumers" and "the young" respectively, which are both plural, so the verbs a
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