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On 28/09/2010 21:55, MikeR wrote:
> On 2010-09-28 22:21, Hanna Burdon wrote:
>> On 27/09/2010 23:05, Anna Borowska wrote:
>>> Witam,
>>>
>>> Prosze o podpowiedź:
>>>
>>> The majority of people are... (?)BUT A majority of people is... (?)
>>>
>>> i tak samo w przypadku "minority".
>>>
>>> Kiedy określony kiedy nieokreslony przedimek nalezy uzyc, czy ma to
>>> wplyw
>>> na forme czasownika is/are ?
>>>
>>> Pozdrawiam,
>>> Anna Borowska
>>
>> W obu przypadkach użyłabym "are".
>>
>> [google google google]
>>
>> Ha, zdaje się, że dla natywnych to też kwestia wyczucia i preferencji...
>
> Eee tam...
> Practical English Usage, M. Swan 3rd Ed. pkt. 526.2:
>
> Many singular quantifying expressions can be used with plural nouns and
> pronouns; plural verbs are normally used in this case.
>
> "A number of people have tried to find the treasure, but they have all
> failed."
> (More natural than A number of people has tried ... )
> "A group of us are going to take a boat through the French canals."
> "A couple of my friends plan to open a travel agency."
> "A lot of social problems are caused by unemployment."
> "The majority of criminals are non-violent."
> "Some of these people are relations and the rest are old friends."
> "Half of his students don't understand a word he says."
>

No to wytłumacz mi, co znaczy twoje "Eee tam", skoro Swan potwierdza, że 
to kwestia wyczucia... Cóż to jest za reguła gramatyczna "More natural"? 
:)))

Hania

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There is no sin but ignorance.