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#209919 - 03/06/13 03:48 AM One in 10 students in my class is / are rich.
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stranger
Registered: 09/24/12
Posts: 7 One in 10 students in my class is / are rich.
Which bold word should I use?
Thanks.
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#209920 - 03/06/13 06:42 AM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. [Re: Lionel Koh]
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Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1023
Loc: Lancaster, UK Welcome, Lionel.
Is - the subject of the sentence is 'one student', therefore the verb must be singular._________________________
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#209922 - 03/06/13 07:20 AM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. [Re: Lionel Koh]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13653 Unless you feel that you're not really talking about one student, you're talking about 10% of the class.
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#209923 - 03/06/13 12:30 PM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. [Re: Lionel Koh]
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newbie
Registered: 01/19/12
Posts: 37 According to MWDEU, the plural verb is more common in this construction, although the singular verb is found. Use of the plural verb is due to notional agreement - that is, the subject is seen as a percentage, as Faldage says.
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