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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

More than one person singular or plural

Singular or plural?

More than one person is going to the movies.
More than one person are going to the movies.

He is talking to more than one person.
  

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" The reason is that "are" doesn't sound like English.

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  • " The reason is that "are" doesn't sound like English.
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It's "More than one person is going to the movies." The reason is that "are" doesn't sound like English.
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enoonIt's "More than one person is going to the movies." The reason is that "are" doesn't sound like English.
That response does not seem very satisfactory, but I cannot think of a better. Logic tells us that 'more than one (noun)' must be plural; However, COCA and BNC confirm that 'more than one (noun)' is almost always followed by a plural-form verb.
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