population的谓语单复数问题
over 70 percent of the population ()peasants. that is ,the majority () making a living by farming.
A are ;areB is ;is
答案是A这两空的谓语用单还是复我都有点晕请帮我讲讲
有些书说population 作主语时, 谓语看其表语 ,有的又说若被百分数修饰时,谓语用复数.究竟哪种说法是对的?第二空为什么也用复数?