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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is "a variety of (any noun in the plural)" singular or plural? For example, is it " a variety of causes make..." or "a variety of causes makes..."
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Proximity and notional concord usually induce the writer to focus on the plural noun rather than the singularity of the word 'variety', and the plural verb is the normal choice.
- Proximity and notional concord usually induce the writer to focus on the plural noun rather than the singularity of the word 'variety', and the plural verb is the normal choice.
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Proximity and notional concord usually induce the writer to focus on the plural noun rather than the singularity of the word 'variety', and the plural verb is the normal choice.
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