Standard English ConventionsHardAgreement with 'the number of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The number of applicants for the scholarship ____ doubled since the fee was dropped.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are
Answer: A. has
'The number' is singular, whatever follows 'of'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Agrees with 'applicants', which is not the subject.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are
- Plural, and the wrong auxiliary for 'doubled'.
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