ST Alpha - "Flip it around. You don't say "A number of people has asked me". You say "A number of people *have* asked me". It is plural -- nm" (Reading a Post)

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In response to "It's "is" though, since your subject isn't "people," it's "number."" by con_carne

Flip it around. You don't say "A number of people has asked me". You say "A number of people have asked me". It is plural -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jun 19 '15, 07:01

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OK, but in PFM's sentence, the the thing that is "good" are not the people, but the number -- nm* - con_carne Jun 19, 07:03 1
- "a number of" is like "a lot of" or "three". It's an adjective. -- nm - Reagen Jun 19, 07:05

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