лфоывпрждфуо

[Morch]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести. Грамматика

Слово встречается в следующем контексте:
Забыл, как правильно, A great number of students HAVE... или HAS?
Заранее спасибо

[Translucid Mushroom]

have

[Morch]

Т.е. по существительному?

[10-4]

Если идет речь о некой единой группе - то has
Если об отдельных студентах, то have

Certain nouns and pronouns called "collectives" may take either plural or singular verbs as predicates, depending on the meaning being conveyed. If the noun or pronoun is viewed collectively as a unit or expresses an amount or measure, its verb is singular; if viewed as separate items, the verb should be plural.
Examples (correct)
About 3000 tons of oil was produced. (A quantity weighting, in all, about 3000 tons).
At this place, 10 meters of sandstone is exposed. (A single exposure).
Twenty-two grams of sample was dissolved in 20 ml of acid. (A single measurement)
Four-fifths of the country is satisfied with its health insurance. (One part of a whole)
Before 1940, less than 10% of production was from opencast mines (Again one part of a whole)
Tweny thousand US dollars is less than the real cost is (A single sum of money)
The United States protects its natural resources. (One country)
Three samples were placed on the table. (Three individual samples).

[Translucid Mushroom]

А можно пример "некой единой группы", перед которой можно было бы поставить A great number of?

[Morch]

Вот я тоже думаю... Наверное, в случаях с a great number, всякие там majority, dealы - форма глагола определяется по существительному

[Тruth Seeker]

Балин, да ведь только что обсуждали:
Although the expression 'a number' is strictly singular, the phrase 'a number of' is used with plural nouns (as what grammarians call a determiner). The verb should therefore be plural: 'A number of people are waiting for the bus'.

This is not the case with 'the number', which is still singular: 'The number of people here has increased since this morning.'

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?p=7&a=ForumReplies&MessNum=32157&L1=1&L2=2&SearchString=the number&MessageNumber=32157
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/numberofpeople?view=uk