"The number of tracks is 1" is correct in my book. Number is singular. The number ... is 1. "The number of tracks are 1"? I don't think so.
OTOH, about the all upper-case ... Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: MB to Cyl Conversion >SAY 'THE NUMBER OF TRACKS IS' TRK UGH! Where's your grammar? Home. Baking cookies (or dropping them onto your PC). I can accept 'The number of tracks are'! Even for 1. I cannot accept 'IS'! I actually check for that exception when I SAY something. When in doubt. PANIC!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
