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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.
word-choice formality
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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
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
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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
add a comment |
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
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
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
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
edited 8 mins ago
Chappo
2,93651425
2,93651425
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
asked 2 hours ago
pepopepo
62
62
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
add a comment |
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
add a comment |
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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