a number of
there are a huge number of individuals, who...
Why is it "there are" instead of "there is"?
Isn't "a number" singular? I know that "individuals" is plural, but "there is/are" refers to "a number", doesn't it?
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it's actually opposite. when you say, "a number" it is in plural form and when you say "the number" it's in singular form :)
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" a number" is used with plural form of the verb, like in the sentence above. And, "the number" is used with the singular form of the verb, which in this case would be "is".
So, "there are a huge number of individuals....", but if you use THE, then it should be for example: The number of individuals who do something IS high.
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