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janaesl

help need

which sentence is correct

There is a huge number of people in the mall

or there are huge numbers of people in the mall.

thanks in advance

18 May 2011

etoilist

There is a huge number of people in the mall

18 May 2011

Fernando Damour

Based on Cambridge dictionary :
number /ˈnʌm.bə r / /-bɚ/ noun AMOUNT

4. [ S + singular or plural verb ] an amount or total

The number of people killed in road accidents fell last month.

There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease.

A small number of children are educated at home.

slightly formal A large number of invitations has been sent.

Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them)

so, the answer I think:
There is a huge number of people in the mall

hopefully it helps...:)

18 May 2011

aboabed3

There are a huge number of people in the mall.

There are huge numbers of people in the mall.

18 May 2011

sirhaj

There is a huge number of people in the mall. The article �a � refers to the "huge number": a singular noun ( number) with an adjective (huge).

Sirhajwan

18 May 2011

Jayho

There is a huge number of people in the mall

18 May 2011

janaesl

thanks for your reply

18 May 2011