Which sentence is correct?

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I created the following sentence;

"Each day a worldwide workforce of around 100,000 employees serve more than
two million hamburgers to some one million customers."

I have been told, however, that the verb should be of the form: serves
So the sentence would be:

"Each day a worldwide workforce of around 100,000 employees serves more than
two million hamburgers to some one million customers."

Which sentence is correct?

Thanks,

David

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Yes, 'workforce' is a mass noun, so it takes the third person singular '-s'.  Since we visualize those 100,000 servers, however, few people would notice the disagreement of subject and verb in your sentence.

Guest · Answer

Hi, could you please confirm that the following sentence transformations are correct? ( A into B, C into D)

A: Have you ever wondered what is the world's number one retailer?

B: Have you ever wondered what the world's number one retailer is?

C: Have you ever wondered what company is the world's number one retailer?

D: Have you ever wondered what company the world's number one retailer is?

Also, which sentence is preferable, in terms of clarity, B or D?

Thanks a lot,

Bob

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hi Bob,

Transformations are fine. I prefer B and D for clarity.

'What' should be 'Who' in A and B, as a 'retailer' is a rather personified entity. I would also prefer 'which company' over 'what company' in C and D, as there is a limited number of mega-retailers.

Ericlimd · Answer

Each day a worldwide workforce of around 100,000 employees serves more than
two million hamburgers to some one million customers."

i think this is correct

hi im eric

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