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Northwind Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About twenty percent of the audience are male.
Are the following sentences correct?
If they are, what's the difference?
#1. About twenty percent of the audience are male.
#2. About twenty percent of the audience is male.
I think #1 is correct, but am not sure.
If they are, what's the difference?
#1. About twenty percent of the audience are male.
#2. About twenty percent of the audience is male.
I think #1 is correct, but am not sure.
Top answer
Either is grammatically possible; #1 certainly makes more sense.
- Either is grammatically possible; #1 certainly makes more sense.
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Either is grammatically possible; #1 certainly makes more sense.
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Either is grammatically possible; #1 certainly makes more sense.
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Number 2 is correct.
Audience is male.
About twenty percent of the audience is male.
To say
'audience are male' is not correct.
Audience is male.
About twenty percent of the audience is male.
To say
'audience are male' is not correct.
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