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Thread: subject verb agreement
- 09-Jan-2007, 17:13 #1
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subject verb agreement A small number of children are educated at home.
IS there number concord between the subject and the verb in the above sentence?
- 09-Jan-2007, 17:39 #2
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: subject verb agreement Meanwhile, I have got the answer.
Notional, grammatical agreement.
- 09-Jan-2007, 20:38 #3
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Re: subject verb agreement Hi,
A small number = few, which requires the plural.
OK, that's what notional agreement is about, isn't it?
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