Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » fraction http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A fraction is or a fraction are? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/a-fraction-is-or-a-fraction-are/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/a-fraction-is-or-a-fraction-are/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:24:04 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/?p=409 typing Which is correct?
Of the hundreds of green initiatives proposed, only a _________ ever implemented.
a. fraction is
b. fraction are

Answer: b
Although fraction is singular, it’s referring to multiple initiatives so, in this case, you want the plural verb, are.

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