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Ninety percent… was or were?


Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?Word for including a fact into something that you do?Is the “the Boredom Room” the best translation of Japanese employment jargon, “Oidashibeya” - the special section or unit to pen unwanted employees?'Was' or 'were' with 'period' & 'eleven years'Using was / wereShould I use “did you know” or “do you know” to introduce a fact?was hacked or were hackedHow do I choose between ‘who’ or ‘whom’ when the subject pronoun is murky?The type of person who always believes they're just turning a corner“Can I” vs “May I” in restaurant setting when ordering“possessive of” or “possessive towards”?






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I need some help with the following sentence in order to know whether it should be WAS or WERE:




a recent study revealed that the ninety percent of people who had
decided to change their first job WAS/WERE more satisfied now than in
the past, since their job conditions had improved significantly.







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  • looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

    – Ubi hatt
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  • It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

    – Jim
    1 hour ago











  • Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

    – Chappo
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I need some help with the following sentence in order to know whether it should be WAS or WERE:




a recent study revealed that the ninety percent of people who had
decided to change their first job WAS/WERE more satisfied now than in
the past, since their job conditions had improved significantly.







word-choice formality







share|improve this question
























  • looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

    – Ubi hatt
    1 hour ago












  • It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

    – Jim
    1 hour ago











  • Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

    – Chappo
    4 mins ago













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I need some help with the following sentence in order to know whether it should be WAS or WERE:




a recent study revealed that the ninety percent of people who had
decided to change their first job WAS/WERE more satisfied now than in
the past, since their job conditions had improved significantly.







word-choice formality







share|improve this question
















I need some help with the following sentence in order to know whether it should be WAS or WERE:




a recent study revealed that the ninety percent of people who had
decided to change their first job WAS/WERE more satisfied now than in
the past, since their job conditions had improved significantly.







word-choice formality




word-choice formality






share|improve this question















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  • looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

    – Ubi hatt
    1 hour ago












  • It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

    – Jim
    1 hour ago











  • Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

    – Chappo
    4 mins ago

















  • looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

    – Ubi hatt
    1 hour ago












  • It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

    – Jim
    1 hour ago











  • Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

    – Chappo
    4 mins ago
















looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago






looks like it should be were :) plural verb (were) for people. Is that your homework?

– Ubi hatt
1 hour ago














It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

– Jim
1 hour ago





It's actually "ninety percent were" ...

– Jim
1 hour ago













Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

– Chappo
4 mins ago





Possible duplicate of Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?

– Chappo
4 mins ago










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