hanifasmm Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 1. The number of people missing is as high as 1 million. 2. A number of people missing are as high as 1 million. 3. A number of people missing are possibly as high as one million. 4. A number of people are missing, possibly as high as one million. Please explain the mistakes involved if any in those sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheParser Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Hello, In my opinion, #3 should be: THE number of people [who are] missing IS possibly as high as one million. (That is, the NUMBER IS as high as million.) In my opinion, #4 should be: A number of people ARE missing, possibly as MANY as one million. (That is, As many as one million PEOPLE ARE missing.) James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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