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Reply Sat 2 Jan, 2021 11:36 am
There is a total of 72,501 landed homes (including terraces, semi-detached and detached houses and good class bungalows in Singapore as at 3Q2016, compared with 293,548 non-landed homes, excluding HDB units.

Should it be "are" instead?

Thanks!
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maxdancona
 
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Reply Sat 2 Jan, 2021 12:41 pm
@tanguatlay,
No. The subject of is is "total". This is sigular.
farmerman
 
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Reply Sat 2 Jan, 2021 06:35 pm
@maxdancona,
you could also say "the total of landed homes in Singapore IS..." as Max said IS modifies TOTAL, not the houses
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