Question
How is the sentence below correctly written?
Eighty percent of the casserole were eaten by the dinner guests.
A.
Change percent to percents.
B.
Change were to was.
C.
The sentence is correctly written.
D.
Change guests to guest.
Eighty percent of the casserole were eaten by the dinner guests.
A.
Change percent to percents.
B.
Change were to was.
C.
The sentence is correctly written.
D.
Change guests to guest.
Answers
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The correct answer is B. Change were to was.
The sentence should read: "Eighty percent of the casserole was eaten by the dinner guests." This is because "eighty percent" refers to a singular quantity (the casserole), so the verb should be "was" instead of "were."
The sentence should read: "Eighty percent of the casserole was eaten by the dinner guests." This is because "eighty percent" refers to a singular quantity (the casserole), so the verb should be "was" instead of "were."