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Ricky06 Posted 20 years ago
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00 1. The large number of cancer cases is related to pollution.02br
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00 I think it should be (1) because the subject is "number" not "cases".02br
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001. The large number of cancer cases is related to pollution.02br
002. The large number of cancer cases are related to pollution.02br
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00in this sentences the pollution causes the cancer in human ,though clearly there is a relationship between Pollution and cancer02br
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001. The large number of cancer cases is related to pollution.02br
002. The large number of cancer cases are related to pollution.02br
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0Hello Goodman 02br
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00That would change the meaning a little.02br
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00"A large number of cancer cases" means "many but not all cancer cases". However, "the large number of cancer cases" means "all cancer cases, which add up to a large number".02br
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0 With this interpretatin, I think "are" should be used, i.e.02br
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01font00A large number of cancer cases are related to pollution02font00. (similiar to "many cases are ...")02br
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00 But in my original example, "is" should be used02br
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0 Ricky,02br
00 I agree. According to Huddleston (Introduction to the Grammar of English), expressions like "a lot", "plenty", and "the rest" are number-transparent. The number of the noun in the complement passes through to the head and thus the agreement is with the complement of these expressions.02br
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00 A lot of the children are sick.02br
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