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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

question of majority and verb agreement and present perfect tense and past simple or present simple question

the majority of schools has reported that more than 75 per cent of all classrooms are networked.

"has reported" or "have reported"? "were networked" or "are networked"?
  

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'Have' and 'are'. If you feel uncomfortable about 'a majority of' and 'have', then change the former to 'most', which is better style anyway.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Have' and 'are'.
  • If you feel uncomfortable about 'a majority of' and 'have', then change the former to 'most', which is better style anyway.
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'Have' and 'are'. If you feel uncomfortable about 'a majority of' and 'have', then change the former to 'most', which is better style anyway.
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Mister Micawber If you feel uncomfortable about 'a majority of' and 'have', then change the former to 'most'
That's what I do!
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