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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Singular or plural
One percent of the population is billionaires.
One percent of the population are billionaires.
When saying They, it's implied that 2 people are no longer together, so the question should be Are
They are no longer together. Who's no longer together.
They are no longer together. Who are no longer together.
One percent of the population are billionaires.
When saying They, it's implied that 2 people are no longer together, so the question should be Are
They are no longer together. Who's no longer together.
They are no longer together. Who are no longer together.
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-- notional concord. ' Who's no longer together? They are no longer together.
- -- notional concord.
- ' Who's no longer together?
- They are no longer together.
- The question comes first.
- '
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These are correct:
One percent of the population are billionaires.-- notional concord. Compare: 'One percent of the harvest is in.'
Who's no longer together?
They are no longer together.
The question comes first. The unmarked form is 'Who is?'
One percent of the population are billionaires.-- notional concord. Compare: 'One percent of the harvest is in.'
Who's no longer together?
They are no longer together.
The question comes first. The unmarked form is 'Who is?'
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