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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
grammar
Please help me with these.
One third of the town 's population is/are starving.
One third of the town 's population is/are starving.
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One-third of the town's population is starving.
- One-third of the town's population is starving.
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Thank you Aspara Gus.
What about this?
One-third of the men who had the lunch here is /are sick.
I think it is are.
What about this?
One-third of the men who had the lunch here is /are sick.
I think it is are.
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I still say is. The verb agrees with the subject, one-third, which is singular. I doubt everyone would agree with me, though.
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