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The Number Of Vs A Number OfSet 5

1Identify the error in the following sentence: "The number of participants have increased significantly."

2A number of the students ..... the exam every year.

3Why is 'The number of students is decreasing' correct?

4The phrase "the number" indicates that the whole sentence is ....., while the phrase "a number" indicates that the whole sentence is .....

5A large number of computer books were on sale, but only a few people ..... interested in buying them.

6A number of medicines ..... the symptoms of brain cancer, but none can cure it.

7..... the number of tourists increased in your country since 2018?

8The number of investors in that company ..... decreased due to the recession.

9The number of dancers coming to the party ..... 27.

10The number of women earning Master's Degrees have risen sharply in recent years.

11A number of people ..... badminton to tennis.

12Choose the correct verb that agrees to subject in the given sentence:The number of participants ..... smaller than expected.

13Choose the correct option: A number of people ..... gathered outside. A) is B) are C) was D) were

14The number of the participants in the survey ..... 250 students for Oxford University.

15The number of teachers in our school (is/are) always ready to help students.

16A number of students (is/are) participating in the competition.

17A number of clients ..... complained.

18The number of participants ..... increasing.

19The number of murders (has, have) gone down now.

20A number of students ..... in the hall.

21A number of kids ..... go to school because of economic reasons.

22The number of students ..... increasing.

23A number of homeworks ..... given today.

24Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:'The class of 2023 ..... ready to graduate.'

25A number of reporters ..... at the conference yesterday

26The number of deceased soldiers during 19$^{th}$ century ..... (be) not stored in the record book.

27Fill in the blank as per subject-verb agreement. A number of bikes ..... missing.

28A number of my friends ..... teachers.

29A number of workers ..... asked for a rise since last month.

30The number of students ..... (has / have) increased this year.

31Choose the best answer: A number of suggestions (was, were) made.

32A number of students ..... absent.

33The number of participants in the conference (have/has) significantly increased this year.

34A number of students ..... passed the test.

35A number of suggestions, ..... made.

36A number of birds ..... every year.

37In the sentence 'The number of applicants have increased significantly this year, ' what is the primary issue with subject-verb agreement?

38A number of + ..... + .....

39A number of visitors ..... waiting outide the office.

40A number of celebrities from all over the world ..... part in the international Film Festival.

41The number of tree species ..... to be about 3,000.

42Number of people commented on Lucy's new dress.(this sentence is grammatically correct)

43The number of complaints about noise pollution ..... every year.

44A number of workers ..... (was / were) given awards.

45The number of applicants for the prestigious scholarship ..... significantly this year.

46Which sentence is correct grammatically?

47A number of bees (is, are) building a nest in my ceiling.

48A number of people (has/have) written in about this subject.

49A number of food courts ..... cropped up in this area.

50Subject and verb agreement: Choose is or are The number of students in the class ..... increasing.

51Due to monetary crisis, the number of people without jobs ..... at the moment

52A number of students ..... late.

53The number of net determines the number of expenses paid by the tenant.

54A number of tourists who visited the sacred site ..... for inappropriate behavior.

55The number of people who own cars ..... steadily increasing.

56A number of students come / comes to school late.

57A number of young people ..... arrested in China yesterday.

58A number of young professionals, who are eager to secure stable employment, ..... to work overtime to demonstrate their competence.

59I don't know why a number of students ..... absent yesterday.

60The (1) number of covid-19 (2) cases (3) worldwide has passed 400 million.

61Today, the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago. A B C D