Number 2

[Tdol]

;-)

 

[silversea]

;-)

I vote for have

 

[Tdol]

I vote for have

A number of people have chosen the same answer as you. :-D

 

[silversea]

A number of people have chosen the same answer as you. :-D

Tdol, it is wise of you to yield such an answer ;-) . Thanks :lol:

 

[csharp]

The number of + nouns + singular verb
A number of + nouns + plural verb

 

[senderson]

i said "have" but didnt know the usage that csharp wrote

 

[csharp]

a number of + plural noun + plural verb
the number of + plural noun + singular verb
Ex:
A number of stundents are going to the class picnic
The number of days in the week is seven

 

[fiona bramble]

Yes, csharp is right. I usually just remember that "A number of" = many

 

[svartnik]

a number of people have
a number of = determiner

it is like 'many people have'

 

[masterbg]

Have ) :-D

 

[Wuisi]

What if we consider 'a number of' as a group instead of as a collection of individuals, as we do with 'team, government or family'. In context I think both 'have' and 'has' would be ok.

 

[seba_870701]

I made a mistake.. I didn't know the rule that csharp presented..