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Hi Liat,I think what you said is contradicting. You are saying both of my exmaples are grammatically acceptable only with the right perception. A group of students was found lost in the forest. (If the students are perceived as a group, is should be used.) If the rule sticks as you described...

This is just my humble opinion. In the case of "X percent of S", the verb, from my observation,always agrees with the noun S. For some reason, percent doesn't follow the patterns set by group, set etc. I guess it's another exception. I could be wrong. Let's wait for the...

Liat, I don’t think the correct answer should be dependent on the number of student based on the original question which was only 5% of the students are placed after completion of their training. Clearly, the subject is the percentage which is “5%”, not the student; if my understanding is true....

This question hit me just now! Is “are” the correct verb ? To me “5%” is used as a collective noun which is treated as a singular subject. It should have a singular verb agreement, shouldn’t it? Only 5% of our students are placed after completion of their training! Compare: A 10% service fee...

Twice this week I was asked if I had used any medication for my cold, I wanted to say more than just a "No" because I chose not to take any and that I rather have my natural immune system fight the virus. So in order to convey that I forge forward with the cold and let it run its...

Ganesh77,This is quite an interesting discussion. Your reference book obviously either steered you wrong or somewhere there is a misinterpretaion.<<<>>>I can imagine someone saying, "you know, last year turnover increased by 20%". Yes, you can! Let’s look at this...

Hi the following url is a text is from a referencehttp://tinyurl.com/5bq2x4I wish to know thatForSpam blockIt is a noun + verb combo, is it a valid sentence structure? If yes why it is?

Newcomer,I see that you are confused with the participle usage. I'll try to give it my best shot to explain to you what I've understood about participles. "what is the man who does up there" (sounds incorrect) *asking what the man is doing* literally ( doing as verb ) => ...

What are blue lights found at the side of the road? ( this the "found" is past participle and the "are" actually refers to blue lights found ) AM I right? = “Found” in this kind of context is a past participle used passively as adjective. Lemon grass is a spice used in the...

Thank you so much for your thorough reply, dear bernice.farrugia but I still have concerns: 1. - how could grammar express in this case that the act of the expected informing the public is prior to the beginnning of the strike? 2. Yeah. The railway company announced the beginning of the...