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Tenses and agreement · Question 57 of 80

Question 57

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Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the blank.

The number of students in our school ______ grown this year.

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. "The number of" means a count, which is one thing, so the verb is singular: "has".

Worth noting

"Students" is plural, but it is not the subject. "A number of students have" would be right; "the number of students has".

Concept
"The number of" takes a singular verb
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