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    This document discusses singular vs plural forms in English and provides examples of their usage. It notes that singular or plural can depend on the subject and context. Examples are given of singular and plural subjects taking both singular and plural verbs. Situations involving uncountable and countable nouns are also discussed, as well as usage with percentages and quantities.

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    PLURAL OR SINGULAR

    SINGULAR PLURAL BOTH


    information The police (a) means
    money The media (a) species

    IT DEPENDS…
    The population of Newton is behind me. The population of Newton are a load of idiots.

    In Britain women are in the/a majority. A large majority of people approve of the death
    sentence.
    A majority has voted in favor of the proposal. The majority of primary school teachers are
    women.
    Most of the nation wants peace; only a minority Only a tiny minority of people are causing the
    wants the war to continue. problem in the group.

    WITH UNCOUNTABLE WITH COUNTABLE


    A small amount of furniture is A small number of students are female.
    A huge amount of waste is junk mail. A huge number of people are male.
    A large amount of money was wasted on junk A large number of men are black.
    food.
    A considerable amount of time is… A considerable number of questions are simple.

    A number of students were awarded with a


    scholarship.
    A large amount of work was done.
    Large numbers of students are learning English.
    Large amounts of work were done.

    BOTH
    The percentage of people who believe in God is 25% of people believe in God.
    much higher than the others.

    Total number of students is 54,694, with 37,136 Huge amounts of plastic waste have spilled from a


    females. burning ship.

    LESS MORE
    A lot less people… A lot more people…
    Modest 1,2% of people Much more time…
    Relatively low number of people Relatively high number of people
    Well under the other figures Well over 50% of people (намного больше, чем)
    The least popular choice The most popular choice
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