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    A Number Vs The Number SVA Rule

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    The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules when using the expressions "a number" and "the number". "The number" is followed by a singular verb while "a number" is followed by a plural verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules, along with a short quiz to practice identifying the correct verbs.

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    A Number Vs The Number SVA Rule

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    The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules when using the expressions "a number" and "the number". "The number" is followed by a singular verb while "a number" is followed by a plural verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules, along with a short quiz to practice identifying the correct verbs.

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    The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules when using the expressions "a number" and "the number". "The number" is followed by a singular verb while "a number" is followed by a plural verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules, along with a short quiz to practice identifying the correct verbs.

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    The document discusses subject-verb agreement rules when using the expressions "a number" and "the number". "The number" is followed by a singular verb while "a number" is followed by a plural verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules, along with a short quiz to practice identifying the correct verbs.

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    A number vs.

    The number
    Subject-verb agreement rules

    The expression the


    number is followed by
    a singular verb while
    the expression a
    number is followed by
    a plural verb.

    Examples:
    1. The number of people we
    need to hire is thirteen.
    2. A number of people have
    written
    in
    about
    this
    subject.

    Lets try!

    Choose the
    correct word in
    each sentence.

    1. The number of
    people lined up for
    tickets was/were
    four hundred.

    1. The number of
    people lined up for
    tickets was four
    hundred.

    2. A number of
    suggestions
    was/were
    made.

    2. A number of
    suggestions
    were made.

    3. There is/are a
    number of important
    announcements in
    the bulletin.

    3. There are a
    number of
    important
    announcements in
    the bulletin.

    4. Here is/are
    the number of
    milk shakes
    you requested.

    4. Here is the
    number of
    milk shakes
    you requested.

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