'Fewer than two people are involved in this matter.'
Similarly, 'are' should be used because 'people' is plural, although 'fewer than two' is at most one. Am I right?
Not a teacher.
The verb (is/are) goes by the last word 'person', which is deemed singular. The 'more than one' before person is not counted. So where is the logic?
Anyway, I know we just have to accept certain rules in a language however illogical.