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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
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OK, but in PFM's sentence, the the thing that is "good" are not the people, but the number -- nm*
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Jun 19 '15, 07:03
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"a number of" is like "a lot of" or "three". It's an adjective. -- nm
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