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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0Is this correct? 02br
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00"A wide range of support services 01u00are02u00 available to all students."0-
  

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0Yes, I'd say so. A wide range implies a plural number.0-
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0Grammar Geek, why does "the number of students" use a singular verb? Shouldn't the verb be plural just like the verb for "a wide range"?02br
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00The 01b00number of students02b00 enrolled at ETH Zurich 01b01font00has02font02b00 risen to 12'7050-
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0 Both are used at the New York Times site:02br
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00 ... since the full 01b00range of services are02b00 available should they be needed ...02br
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00July 15, 1981 - 00By Jane E. Brody00 00(NYT)00 - 00Health00 - 00News0
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Grammar Geek, why does "the number of students" use a singular verb? Shouldn't the verb be plural just like the verb for "a wide range"?12br
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10For example,12br
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10The 11b10number of students12b10 enrolled at ETH Zurich 11b11font
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0 "A wide range of support services 01u00are02u00 available to all students."02br
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00What is the subject of the above?02br
00I think it is the word 'services' and it is plural.02br
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00What is the subject here?0-
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0 01i00range02i00 is the subject.02br
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00 The form 01i00X of Ys02i00 as a subject, where X is a singular that groups together the plural Ys, sometimes takes the singular verb to match the true subject and sometimes takes the plural verb to match the Y term.02br
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00 Where X = 01i00a lot0
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