This list has some language lawyers. Here's a question about the
English language.
Which of these is grammatically correct?
"There have been a number of things."
or
"There has been a number of things."
It always been my understanding that the verb should match the number
of the subject. The subject is "a number", which is singular, so
the correct verb is "has been".
"There has been a letter."
"There has been a number."
"There has been a number of things."
Microsoft Word (runs on Linux under Crossover Office) flags "has been"
as an error but accepts "have been".
Is Bill's own word processor wrong, or am I?
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Bob Miller K<bob>
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