herbivorie
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A total of 46% of the participants was/were from Tokyo.
In the above sentence, which should I use, was or were?
It should depends of the subject, but I'm not sure which of "total", "46%", or "subjects" is the subject.
(I asked this to two American people. One said it's "was", and the other said it's "were".:-( I look forward to a reply from other native speakers.)
In the above sentence, which should I use, was or were?
It should depends of the subject, but I'm not sure which of "total", "46%", or "subjects" is the subject.
(I asked this to two American people. One said it's "was", and the other said it's "were".:-( I look forward to a reply from other native speakers.)