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Originally Posted by hlbert03  Does this mean that the sentence below is correct?
- A total of ten students is going to have a retake of the exam this coming Monday.
Or, it should be "are" instead. If this sentence uses "are", could you give me an example of a sentence that uses "total" and "is" in which "total" is the subject. Thanks. |
Yes, I would use a singular verb there. There are those, I assume, who would choose a plural verb because of "students", but that would be incorrect, IMO.