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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

use of "is"

Sentence-One of four people in this country "is" mentally unbalanced. Or is it One of four people in this country "are" mentally unbalanced.
  

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I'm sorry, Clive. I have made the change. One in of every four people in this country is mentally unbalanced.

— Vsuresh

  • I'm sorry, Clive.
  • I have made the change.
  • One in of every four people in this country is mentally unbalanced.
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I'm sorry, Clive.
I have made the change.

One in of every four people in this country is mentally unbalanced.
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Is
The subject is 'one'.

one of four suggests that only 4 people live in the country. Small country.
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AnonymousOne [out of / in] four people in this country are mentally unbalanced.
The statistics say that the version above is more common.

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