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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Linguistic predicament "1 in x has" or "1 in x have"
Which of these two phrases is correct? "1 in 9 young people have chlamydia" or "1 in 9 young people has chlamydia"
Thankyou for your time
Dan
Thankyou for your time
Dan
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To be grammatically correct, you should use "1 in 9 young people has". As an easy test of which to use, try leaving out the "in 9" part and see which seems right. " From the way it's worded, I can see how this could be confusing.
- To be grammatically correct, you should use "1 in 9 young people has".
- As an easy test of which to use, try leaving out the "in 9" part and see which seems right.
- " From the way it's worded, I can see how this could be confusing.
- The subject of the verb "to have" isn't "young people" but "One" (or "1").
- " Either way would be correct so it's a matter of personal choice.
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To be grammatically correct, you should use "1 in 9 young people has". As an easy test of which to use, try leaving out the "in 9" part and see which seems right.
If the numbers were different, you would use "2 in 17 young people have..." or "11 in 100 people have..."
From the way it's worded, I can see how this could be confusing. The subject of the verb "to have" isn't "young people" bu
If the numbers were different, you would use "2 in 17 young people have..." or "11 in 100 people have..."
From the way it's worded, I can see how this could be confusing. The subject of the verb "to have" isn't "young people" bu
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