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Which is correct?
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kons
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Which is correct?
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Hi everybody,
Please help me to choose the correct from of the following verb?
Forty percent of the world �s oxygen is or are produced there. |
15 Dec 2010
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perma
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is produced !
oxygen is uncountable, and so is its 40%, so it must be singular. |
15 Dec 2010
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colibrita
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Have a look at this:
percent - singular or plural?
If percent stands alone without a subsequent
prepositional phrase, you can use a singular or a plural
verb with it: Sixty percent is accounted for;Sixty percent are accounted
for. If a prepositional phrase following percent contains a noun or
pronoun object regarded as a unit or a whole, use a singular verb: Sixty percent of the
electorate is accounted for. If the object of the preposition in such a
phrase is regarded as a number of people or things, use a plural verb: Sixty percent of the votes are accounted for
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861724915/percent.html
Best wishes
Colibrita
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16 Dec 2010
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