Plural or singular
Hi teachers,
I found this online [~no offense to the writer]
Africa's the second largest continent. While in many continents much of the population are in urban areas, the majority of people living in Africa live in rural areas instead of cities.
Is "are" correct usage?
Thanks
TN
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tinanam0102 Is "are" correct usage? No. It needs to be much ...
- tinanam0102 Is "are" correct usage?
- No.
- It needs to be much ...
- is ...
- CJ I think I'm beginning to see why you're asking about 'urban' and 'rural' in another post.
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tinanam0102Is "are" correct usage?
No. It needs to be much ... is ...
CJ
I think I'm beginning to see why you're asking about 'urban' and 'rural' in another post.
0In BrE, nouns that are grammatically singular but refer to entities that are logically plural, such as groups of people, can take a plural noun. Thus "much of the population are in urban areas" is more tolerable in BrE, but even so, in careful writing I prefer "is".
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