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Agreement: a/the number of and a/the percentage of

Agreement: a/the number of and a/the percentage of. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #7. A number/percentage of. A number of and a percentage of require plural verb forms (verbs without -s or - es endings).

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Agreement: a/the number of and a/the percentage of

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  1. Agreement:a/the number of and a/the percentage of From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Mini-Lesson #7

  2. A number/percentage of A number of and a percentage of require plural verb forms (verbs without -s or -esendings). Examples: A number of tourists arrive in Pensacola each year. A percentage of professors submit articles to journals each term.

  3. The number/percentage of The number of and the percentage of require singular verb forms (verbs with -s and -esendings). Examples: The number of tourists in Pensacola amazes me. The percentage of publishing professors is very impressive.

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