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Grammar
Subject Verb Agreement
Can anybody give me an answer to this question?
Which is correct?
There HAS been an increasing number of promotions.
There HAVE been an increasing number of promotions.
I know that "number" can be plural or singular and differentiated by "a" or "the" before the subject, but the words "an increasing" seem to suggest that it is singular.
Which is correct?
There HAS been an increasing number of promotions.
There HAVE been an increasing number of promotions.
I know that "number" can be plural or singular and differentiated by "a" or "the" before the subject, but the words "an increasing" seem to suggest that it is singular.
Top answer
1. There HAS been an increasing number of promotions. 2.
- 1.
- There HAS been an increasing number of promotions.
- 2.
- There HAVE been an increasing number of promotions.
- I believe that "an increasing number" is singular, making [1] correct .
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1. There HAS been an increasing number of promotions.
2. There HAVE been an increasing number of promotions.
I believe that "an increasing number" is singular, making [1] correct .
2. There HAVE been an increasing number of promotions.
I believe that "an increasing number" is singular, making [1] correct .
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