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Spectacled-Girl Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is or are?
0 Here is the sentence: 02 br
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01 i 00 More than 15% of the population 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 left-handed 02 i 00 ? 02 br
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00 I think 01 i 00 are 02 i 00 is correct because it states ''more than 15%...'' The 15% is plural so I should use 01 i 00 are 02 i 00 . Is that correct? 02 br
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00 Please explain. Thanks. 0-
02 br
01 i 00 More than 15% of the population 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 left-handed 02 i 00 ? 02 br
02 br
00 I think 01 i 00 are 02 i 00 is correct because it states ''more than 15%...'' The 15% is plural so I should use 01 i 00 are 02 i 00 . Is that correct? 02 br
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00 Please explain. Thanks. 0-
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0 I guess both "is" and "are" can be used. But I'm not a native speaker. 05 0 010id 1
- 0 I guess both "is" and "are" can be used.
- But I'm not a native speaker.
- 05 0 010id 1
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0 I guess both "is" and "are" can be used. But I'm not a native speaker. 05 0 010id 1
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0 "'More than 15% of the population 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 left-handed?" 02 br
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00 I would offer both as the correct answer, because "the population" is a collective noun and I think it is acceptable to use "is" or "are" in British English. 0-
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00 I would offer both as the correct answer, because "the population" is a collective noun and I think it is acceptable to use "is" or "are" in British English. 0-
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