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Home » Writing advice forum » a block of bedrooms has / have been reserved?

	07/10/2009 10:47:21 permalink
sandra1 Posts 1	Should I say "a block of bedrooms has / have been reserved"? I think it is 'has' as it refers to the block, but on past papers I can see it has said 'have'. Please advise.
	07/10/2009 11:58:20 permalink
Rob Ashton Posts 3	Hi Sandra Thanks for your question. You’re right, of course, that the verb refers to the ‘block’ and should logically be ‘has’, as you suggest. But ‘a block of’ is actually what is known as a singular expression, along with phrases such as ‘a number of’, ‘a group of’ or ‘the rest of’. These are always followed by plural verbs. So I would go with the ‘have’: ‘a block of bedrooms have been reserved’.
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