Of the 10 million or more Digiboxes out there, a significant number is faulty. 'A significant number' means 'quite a lot'. Hence, I would use 'are'. It is not the number that is faulty, but quite a lot of Digiboxes are

Hi i wanna ask about 'a' or 'an' unique?why? The sound of the first syllable has the 'you' sound. It is the sound of the first syllable of a word that determines whether 'a' or 'an' should be used.

However long and hard the construction crew worked, they could not finish the project.

mud muddy I don't think there is an adjective for 'river'.

Hi Zazzex The following should enable to understand Mr Wordy's reply. Please note that in British English, it should be: There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book

1. I am a student, aren't I ? (see below) or I am a student, am I not ? or I am a student, ain't I ? or I am a student, amn't I ? 1. I am a student, aren't I ? (OK) 2. You must not be late to school, must you ?

Can I say, The audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema. In BrE, you can use either verb. If 'audience' is thought of as a group, use 'was'. If viewed as members, use 'were'. I believe, AmE allows only

We flew directly to Hong Kong. = Flew to Hong Kong immediately The adverb 'directly' means 'immediately'. 'exactly', and so on: This train leaves directly for Swansea. (The Right Word at the Right Time) I prefer to

In my opinion, yes. "Moreover, many villages of the refugees are still occupied either by the settlers or by the security forces." "Moreover, many villages of the refugees are still occupied by either the settlers or

Can I use "directly" instead of "direct" in the following sentences. Do they change the meanings if I use "directly" instead? We flew direct to Hong Kong. I prefer to deal with him direct. How about this one? Does