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Snappy Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"number of" or "numbers of"?

If I want to say, "The number of PC users is increasing and the number of Internet users is increasing," is it possible to use the following expressions?

The number of PC users and Internet users is increasing.
The numbers of PC users and Internet users are increasing.
  

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Snappy The number of PC users and Internet users is increasing. The numbers of PC users and Internet users are increasing. Both sentences are fine with me.

— Cool Breeze

  • Snappy The number of PC users and Internet users is increasing.
  • The numbers of PC users and Internet users are increasing.
  • Both sentences are fine with me.
  • CB
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SnappyThe number of PC users and Internet users is increasing.
The numbers of PC users and Internet users are increasing.
Both sentences are fine with me.

CB
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