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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

numbers

Hi,

Any help would be welcome...

1) Ten dollars has/have been stolen from my purse (I think has)

2) A percentage of them/those (those answers) was/wrong (I think either them or those is correct and that "were" should be used)

Thanks
  

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1) You are correct. [ an amount of $10 has been stolen from my purse] 2) A percentage of those Now, about the verb. You'll get differing views.

— Philip

  • 1) You are correct.
  • [ an amount of $10 has been stolen from my purse] 2) A percentage of those Now, about the verb.
  • You'll get differing views.
  • A percentage requires a singular verb, logically.
  • However, because of the proximity of those , a plural verb simply sounds better.
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1) You are correct. [an amount of $10 has been stolen from my purse]

2) A percentage of those
Now, about the verb. You'll get differing views. A percentage requires a singular verb, logically. However, because of the proximity of those, a plural verb simply sounds better. Take your pick: technically correct or the better sound.
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AnonymousA percentage of them/those (those answers) was/wrong
A percentage of them / those answers were wrong. (A percentage of those answers refers to more than one answer, so a plural verb is needed.)
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