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Tue 24 Jan, 2017 10:26 am
Thirty percent of the student body is/are international students.
Which is the correct verb?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
Tang I'm not so sure. Probly Cen is right in most all cases. However if that 30 percent sere selected and demarked or even physically grouped in some manner....
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:Tang I'm not so sure.
Ask yourself whether the word 'students' is singular or plural. (Hint: see that last letter, that looks kind of like a little snake?)
@centrox,
I hear you Cen; but suppose we should...
That thirty percent of the student body is international students.
You are right. The decider is the noun after 'of' (is it singular or plural?) Sixty percent of the student body is...
@centrox,
centrox wrote:
You are right. The decider is the noun after 'of' (is it singular or plural?) Sixty percent of the student body is...
But, centrox, your first post says that it is "are".
@tanguatlay,
But tang I think Cen has backed off a little...
@tanguatlay,
tanguatlay wrote:But, centrox, your first post says that it is "are".
My first post was incorrect. I withdraw it.
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