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A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted.
What should it be?
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NSP
What should it be?
Regards
NSP
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) been conducted. [/nq] Both are possible. The use of "have" is in my opinion a bit informal.
- ) been conducted.
- [/nq] Both are possible.
- The use of "have" is in my opinion a bit informal.
- It would also depend on whether the emphasis is on "number" or "tests".
- Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be?[/nq]
Both are possible. The use of "have" is in my opinion a bit informal. It would also depend on whether the emphasis is on "number" or "tests".
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Both are possible. The use of "have" is in my opinion a bit informal. It would also depend on whether the emphasis is on "number" or "tests".
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be? Regards NSP[/nq]
This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?
This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?
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[nq:2]A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be? Regards NSP[/nq]
[nq:1]This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?[/nq]
Both are possible, depending on whether the em
[nq:1]This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?[/nq]
Both are possible, depending on whether the em
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not that critical BUT:
simple-look at the use of the object(s) in the rest of the sentence if the use is about the whole then singular
if use is about many individual parts of the group then plural
in this case what has been conducted? -tests.
i.e. all of the individual tests HAVE been done and the discussion may go on to say the RESULT IS ...
or the RESULTS ARE..
so u
simple-look at the use of the object(s) in the rest of the sentence if the use is about the whole then singular
if use is about many individual parts of the group then plural
in this case what has been conducted? -tests.
i.e. all of the individual tests HAVE been done and the discussion may go on to say the RESULT IS ...
or the RESULTS ARE..
so u
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[nq:1]A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be? Regards NSP[/nq]
rewrite it...
"Many tests have been conducted."
rewrite it...
"Many tests have been conducted."
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[nq:2]A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be? Regards NSP[/nq]
[nq:1]This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?[/nq]
it's not tricky at all.
it's just badly w
[nq:1]This is really a tricky one. I am eager to know the rule of grammar that governs such sentence construction. I feel it should be 'has' because it is 'A large number'.. and may be 'have' because of 'tests'.. not clear??? can anybody help?[/nq]
it's not tricky at all.
it's just badly w
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