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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
A and B are from country C and D respectively.
Please correct this sentence:
It must mean (that) the majority (-ies?) of the population(s?) of each respective country is (are?) like them.
Please correct this sentence:
It must mean (that) the majority (-ies?) of the population(s?) of each respective country is (are?) like them.
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Well, there's only one majority and only one population for each respective country, so I think "majority" and "population" should be singular. "is/are" then refers to "majority", so it's a question of whether you prefer "the majority is" or "the majority are". Usually I'd use "are", but others may differ and there may be British/American differences in preference here.
- Well, there's only one majority and only one population for each respective country, so I think "majority" and "population" should be singular.
- "is/are" then refers to "majority", so it's a question of whether you prefer "the majority is" or "the majority are".
- Usually I'd use "are", but others may differ and there may be British/American differences in preference here.
- I wonder if there's a better way to say this.
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Well, there's only one majority and only one population for each respective country, so I think "majority" and "population" should be singular.
"is/are" then refers to "majority", so it's a question of whether you prefer "the majority is" or "the majority are". Usually I'd use "are", but others may differ and there may be British/American differences in preference here.
I wonde
"is/are" then refers to "majority", so it's a question of whether you prefer "the majority is" or "the majority are". Usually I'd use "are", but others may differ and there may be British/American differences in preference here.
I wonde
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