Lecture: 2

Use of
1️⃣A number of / The number of:

A number of + plural noun + plural helping verb + plural pronoun.

E.g.:

The number of + plural noun + singular helping verb + plural

pronoun.
E.g.:

2️⃣A majority of / The majority of:

A majority of + plural noun + plural helping verb + plural pronoun.

E.g.:

The majority of + plural noun + singular helping verb + plural

pronoun.
E.g.:

3️⃣The vast / great majority of:

The vast / great majority of + plural noun + plural verb + plural

pronoun.
E.g.:

4️⃣Percentage / fraction of majority:

50% / two third majority of + plural noun + singular helping verb +

plural pronoun.
E.g.:
5️⃣Fraction of something

Half of the / heap of/ heaps of/ quarter of/ the rest of/ most of/ a
lot of/ lots of/ some of + singular noun + singular helping verb.
E.g.:

Half of the / heap of/ heaps of/ quarter of/ the rest of/ most of/ a
lot of/ lots of/ some of + plural noun + plural helping verb.
E.g.:

6️⃣A great many / many a

A great many + plural noun + plural helping verb + plural pronoun.

E.g.:

Many a + singular noun + singular helping verb + singular pronoun.

E.g.:

7️⃣One of the / None of the

One of the + plural noun + singular helping verb + singular pronoun.

E.g.:

None of the + plural noun + singular helping verb + singular pronoun.

E.g.:

Subject + One of the + plural noun + who + plural helping verb +

plural pronoun.
E.g.:

Subject + Only one of the + plural noun + who + singular helping verb
+ singular pronoun.
E.g.:

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