Agreement- “A/The Number of” And “A/The Percentage of”

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From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Mini-Lesson #7.

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Agreement- “A/The Number of” And “A/The Percentage of” Writing Lab Agreement- “A/The Number of” And “A/The Percentage of”

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

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

That’s all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson