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About subject-verb agreement

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PermafrostLerinbaine
 
Reply Mon 24 Mar, 2014 06:03 am
Which one is correct?

a) How many books does the box contain?
or


b) How many books do the box contain?

In which noun does the verb agree here?

Thanks
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Cassie84
 
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Reply Mon 24 Mar, 2014 06:28 am
@PermafrostLerinbaine,
The first one: 'How many books does the box contain?' is correct.
This is because here you are talking about the box (one entity, hence 'does').
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Reply Mon 24 Mar, 2014 06:49 am
@Cassie84,
Thanks, Cassie84!
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