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Mar 17 2009   12:24PM GMT

A fraction is or a fraction are?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, fraction, plural/singular, is / are, Quiz, Business writing
typing Which is correct?
Of the hundreds of green initiatives proposed, only a _________ ever implemented.
a. fraction is
b. fraction are

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Dec 14 2008   11:48PM GMT

Writing for business — a majority is or a majority are?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, plural/singular, grammar, subject-verb agreement, is / are
Which is correct?
A 95 percent majority ____ opposed to scheduling meetings for after 5 p.m.
a. is
b. are

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Nov 25 2008   4:25PM GMT

Writing for Business - is/are



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, agreement, subject-verb agreement, is / are
walter_bender2.jpg Which is correct?

The cost of hardware, software applications and related services _______ applied specifically to the business unit that uses the technology.
a. is
b. are

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Oct 15 2008   12:32PM GMT

Writing for Business - is / are



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
subject-verb agreement, is / are
microsoft_windows_hyper-v.jpg Which is correct?

Each of the child partitions _____  isolated.
a. is
b. are

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