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Robboe Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Plural ... a classic, i guess
is it:
an increasing number of companies has elected to procure their logistics
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an increasing number of companies have elected to procure their logistics
an increasing number of companies has elected to procure their logistics
or
an increasing number of companies have elected to procure their logistics
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subject verb agreement is always confusing, but maybe this rule will help: Expressions using the phrase "number of" take singular verbs when referring to a single quantity: THE number of students registered in the class is 20. THE number of chemistry students is small. They take plural verbs when they are used as indefinite quantifiers : A number of students were late.
- subject verb agreement is always confusing, but maybe this rule will help: Expressions using the phrase "number of" take singular verbs when referring to a single quantity: THE number of students registered in the class is 20.
- THE number of chemistry students is small.
- They take plural verbs when they are used as indefinite quantifiers : A number of students were late.
- A number of chemistry students are in the lab.
- So, "an increasing number of companies HAVE elected to procure their logistics" is correct.
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subject verb agreement is always confusing, but maybe this rule will help:
Expressions using the phrase "number of" take singular verbs when referring to a single quantity:
THE number of students registered in the class is 20.
THE number of chemistry students is small.
They take plural verbs when they are used as indefinite quantifiers :
Expressions using the phrase "number of" take singular verbs when referring to a single quantity:
THE number of students registered in the class is 20.
THE number of chemistry students is small.
They take plural verbs when they are used as indefinite quantifiers :
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