Oceanlike
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2014
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Singapore
- Current Location
- Singapore
I'm confused by such a question again.
- Eighty percent of the population is/are overdosing on salt.
I think the answer is 'are' but I'm unsure. Do I look at 'eighty percent' as plural hence 'are' or 'population' as a collective noun hence 'is'?
Thank you! :-D
- Eighty percent of the population is/are overdosing on salt.
I think the answer is 'are' but I'm unsure. Do I look at 'eighty percent' as plural hence 'are' or 'population' as a collective noun hence 'is'?
Thank you! :-D