13.07.2011 · I have often tried to explain that English has two numbers: singular and non-singular. Only "one" is singular. If you have none (or two, or three, ...), you don't have one; therefore noneis non-singular and must take a non-singular verb. Many references on the subject gladly accept either the singular or the non-singular verb with a subject of "none".
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Formally, is it correct to write: A number of questions has been asked here. or: A number of questions have been asked here. As a non-native speaker of English, I would prefer the former: the subject seems to be "number", therefore the verb ought to be singular, I'd say.
You can make a test case out of the word "half", in that "half" is equivalent to "50%", and may be easier to find examples for. – James. Sep 12 '15 at 16:52 · @ ...
Fifty percent of the computers have CD-ROM drives. All the studies are current. ... A 75% majority have/has voted against the measure. A 10% minority are/is ...
have to has to don't have to doesn't have to: 5. So, you ___ choose the pizza toppings that you like best. have to has to don't have to doesn't have to: 6. Personally, I love tomatoes, so I always ___ have tomatoes on my pizza! have to has to don't have to doesn't have to: 7. You ___ make your own pizza, you can buy a pizza from a pizza shop if ...
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