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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. Lionel Koh #209923 03/06/2013 5:30 PM Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 37 gooofy newbie gooofy newbie Joined: Jan 2012 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. Lionel Koh 03/06/2013 8:48 AM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. Rhubarb Commando 03/06/2013 11:42 AM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. Faldage 03/06/2013 12:20 PM Re: One in 10 students in my class is / are rich. gooofy 03/06/2013 5:30 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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