By Singular verbs, Sentence structures

My thoughts on the use of the therapy is traditional, yet controversial by many standards. There's a little confusion as to whether we're talking about your thoughts or the use of the therapy. The sentence structure says your thoughts are controversial, but the choice of a singular verb...

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...

Jack112 wrote: Scenario: I have a list of sentences that I have to determine if they are correct. And the book asks me this: 1. For the following sentences, determine which (one) of the following statements is valid. (Is 'one' omitted here? YES 'is' is referring to 'one' ? YES Is this...