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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A portion of?

Hello,

A portion of knowledge IS (is definitely correct...)

But,

A portion of students WERE/IS?

Help! Thank you.
  

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According to the grammar rules you should write A portion of ... is (not are ) As for the portion of students it sounds odd. I suppose it would be better to write: A group of students ...

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According to the grammar rules you should write

A portion of ... is(not are)
As for the portion of students it sounds odd. I suppose it would be better to write:

A group of students ...
And as for WERE/IS - it is incorrect question as were is Past Tense of to be and it isplural whe
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