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Recky982 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

IS or ARE

hi every one ,,

Can you please correct if any grammer mistakes in below sentence

Total number of employees involved in operational activities is 22 and 127 for Head office and factory respectively.

Should I use "are" for "AND" -

ex- ann and dell are partcipating the work shop
  

Top answer

'is' is correct. When the subject is plural it is 'are' and in your sentence it is 'are'.

  • 'is' is correct.
  • When the subject is plural it is 'are' and in your sentence it is 'are'.
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'is' is correct.

When the subject is plural it is 'are' and in your sentence it is 'are'.
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thank you vesuresh

question 1

you mean to say for

1st sentence is - "is" &

Total number of employees involved in operational activities is 22 and 127 for Head office and factory respectively.

2nd sentence is - "are" correct,

a
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Hi

Question 1

Number is singular subject and hence it takes 'is'.


question -2

numebre of employees mean a group of people, is'nt it a plural?

When the subject is 'The number' the verb is singular. The number of flood victims is increasing.

When two s

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