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Dec 14 2008 11:48PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, plural/singular, grammar, subject-verb agreement, is / are
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
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Which is correct? A 95 percent majority ____ opposed to scheduling meetings for after 5 p.m. a. is b. are |
Answer: a
Majority on its own is singular. (However, if you write about a majority of some specified group, such as a majority of employees, you should use the plural form, are.)
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