"is a number of" or "are a number of"
Please tell me what is the grammatically correct "is a number of" or "are a number of".
Please find details in following link which indicate that both of phrases have been used in certain books, despite the fact "are a number of" is more popular than other.
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There is a number of books that we need to refer in order to pass the exam.
There are a number of books that we need to refer in order to pass the exam.
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dileepa Please tell me what is the grammatically correct "is a number of" or "are a number of". There are a number of books that we need to refer in order to pass the exam.
- dileepa Please tell me what is the grammatically correct "is a number of" or "are a number of".
- There are a number of books that we need to refer in order to pass the exam.
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dileepaPlease tell me what is the grammatically correct "is a number of" or "are a number of".
There are a number of books that we need to refer in order to pass the exam.
0dileepaPlease tell me what is the grammatically correct "is a number of" or "are a number of".
See CJ's comment in this post.
0This question must take into account the object defined as the "number". If it is fairly homogeneous, say "There is a number of..." (E.g., "There is a number of those who oppose the measure in parliament.). But if it refers to what is heterogeneous, then say "There are a number of....." (E.g., There are a number of documents that compose the Bible."). David Jenkins, Ph.D., Th.D., M.Div., Do
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