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Tashiro Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Singular vs plural

Hi, could you please help me?

One out of every ten people ( ) married.
Two out of every ten people ( ) married.

Which should I put in the parentheses above, is or are?
  

Top answer

One out of every ten people is married. Two out of every ten people are married.

  • One out of every ten people is married.
  • Two out of every ten people are married.
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One out of every ten people is married.
Two out of every ten people are married.
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Thank you so much for the quick reply.

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