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Old 20-Nov-2004, 17:16
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What is the SVA rule for fractions? For instance, what would be the right verb for the following phrases?

a. one-fourth of the pizza (is/are)
b. two-thirds of the students (is/are)

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Old 20-Nov-2004, 18:51
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It depends on whether you're using a plural form of the object noun.

A quarter of the pizza is mine.
Two thirds of the students are yours.
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