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Bassa Posted 13 years ago
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English Grammar?

Which one is the correct one?

1) They act in a way that the majority doesn't.

2) They act in a way that the majority don't.

Thanks! ^-^
  

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Thanks! ^-^ In # 1, "majority" is a single noun, therefore to agree with the noun, you need "doesn't". majority of the people don't"

— Grammarfreak

  • Thanks!
  • ^-^ In # 1, "majority" is a single noun, therefore to agree with the noun, you need "doesn't".
  • majority of the people don't"
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bassaWhich one is the correct one?1) They act in a way that the majority doesn't.2) They act in a way that the majority don't.Thanks! ^-^
In # 1, "majority" is a single noun, therefore to agree with the noun, you need "doesn't".

# 2 To avoid verb-noun agreement problems, we can say " .They act in a way that ...majority of the people don't"
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