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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:16 pm
According to industry analysts, the recent growth in the number of hybrid motor vehicles in major metropolitan areas are likely to accelerate in the future.


the number of hybrid motor vehicles in major metropolitan areas are
the numbers of hybrid motor vehicles in major metropolitan areas are
the number of hybrid motor vehicles in major metropolitan areas is
the numbers of hybrid motor vehicles in major metropolitan areas is
hybrid motor vehicles' numbers in major metropolitan areas are
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by niksworth » Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:53 pm
The numbers of is always incorrect. Number is singular. This rules out B and D.

A has subject verb agreement error in the recent growth (sing)...are (plu)

E - use of possessive form is incorrect. Possessive form is used to show belonging. We cannot say that numbers belong to vehicles.

C is right.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:01 pm
yes niks i have also choosen C
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by navami » Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:27 am
In this case actually, it's "the number" which is singular and not just "number" . If it would have been "a number" then it would have been plural and would have followed by "are" instead of "is"
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by niksworth » Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:56 am
navami wrote:In this case actually, it's "the number" which is singular and not just "number" . If it would have been "a number" then it would have been plural and would have followed by "are" instead of "is"
Nope. Article a cannot precede a plural noun. So, 'a number' is singular.
a number...are is incorrect
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by Anaira Mitch » Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:18 am
The original sentence supplies the incorrect plural verb "are" to refer to the singular subject "growth."

(A) This answer choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.

(B) This answer choice uses the unidiomatic construction "numbers of vehicles" rather than the
appropriate idiom "the number of vehicles." Furthermore, the plural verb "are" does not agree with the
singular subject "growth."

(C) CORRECT. This answer choice supplies the correct singular verb "is" to refer to the singular
subject "growth." In addition, this choice uses the appropriate idiomatic construction "the number of
vehicles."

(D) This answer choice uses the unidiomatic construction "numbers of vehicles" rather than the
appropriate idiom "the number of vehicles."

(E) In this answer choice, the plural verb "are" does not agree with the singular subject "growth."
Furthermore, the possessive phrase "vehicles' numbers" is awkward and unidiomatic. The appropriate
idiom is "the number of vehicles."
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