Which of the sentences below is correctly written?

A.
One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.
B.
One hundred percents of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.
C.
One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.
D.
One hundred percent of the student from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.

1 answer

The correctly written sentence is:

A. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.

This sentence uses "percent" correctly and matches the plural "students" with the plural verb "are."