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Old 12-Nov-2003, 21:24
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I vote for have
A number of people have chosen the same answer as you.
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Old 16-Mar-2005, 07:40
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A number of people have chosen the same answer as you.
Tdol, it is wise of you to yield such an answer . Thanks
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The number of + nouns + singular verb
A number of + nouns + plural verb
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i said "have" but didnt know the usage that csharp wrote:)
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Old 20-Feb-2007, 00:27
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a number of + plural noun + plural verb
the number of + plural noun + singular verb
Ex:
A number of stundents are going to the class picnic
The number of days in the week is seven
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Yes, csharp is right. I usually just remember that "A number of" = many
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a number of people have
a number of = determiner

it is like 'many people have'
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Have :))
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