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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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Any of the people in the crowd (is/are) in danger of arrest

Any of the people in the crowd (is/are) in danger of arrest.

(From park cpu 565 post in the Grammar Forum.)

I think that both verbs, i.e. is and are are possible here. What I mean is that "are" would refer to both sexes, i.e., "he or she". Am I right?

  

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e. is and are are possible here. Yes—and both sound awkward because the sentence is poorly conceived.

— Mister Micawber

  • e.
  • is and are are possible here.
  • Yes—and both sound awkward because the sentence is poorly conceived.
  • , "he or she".
  • Am I right?
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tkacka15I think that both verbs, i.e. is and are are possible here.

Yes—and both sound awkward because the sentence is poorly conceived.

tkacka15 "are" would refer to both sexes, i.e., "he or she". Am I right?

No, not at all. It is just that 'any' can be one or more:

Any colour is OK for a car.

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