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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
one third of?
One third of the oranges is spoilt.
One third of the oranges are spoilt.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Thanks.
One third of the oranges are spoilt.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Thanks.
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Anonymous Which sentence is grammatically correct? Both are grammatically correct, depending on which concord you accept. The question is, which one makes more sense to you?
- Anonymous Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Both are grammatically correct, depending on which concord you accept.
- The question is, which one makes more sense to you?
- And what would you do with 'two thirds'?
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AnonymousWhich sentence is grammatically correct?Both are grammatically correct, depending on which concord you accept. The question is, which one makes more sense to you? And what would you do with 'two thirds'?
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One third of oranges are spoilt is much more sense to me. But I could't understand it.
One of my friends is sick.
One of my friends are sick.
First one is correct, isn't it.
One third of oranges is / are...? I'm confused.
One of my friends is sick.
One of my friends are sick.
First one is correct, isn't it.
One third of oranges is / are...? I'm confused.
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AnonymousOne of my friends is sick. One of my friends are sick. First one is correct, isn't it.Right.
AnonymousOne third of oranges is / are...?But a number ('one') and a fraction ('one third') are different mental constructs, and some speaker view 'one third' as one of something while other speakers view it as a number of
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AnonymousOne third of the oranges is spoilt.One third of the oranges are spoilt.Which sentence is grammatically correct? Thanks.See . It contains a summary of what I found on various sites online regarding agreement with percentages and fractions.
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