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What is grammatically correct:




saying “4% of people was classified as introverts”.




Or saying




4% of people were identified as introverts.




The context is that I’m reporting the results of a survey.







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What is grammatically correct:




saying “4% of people was classified as introverts”.




Or saying




4% of people were identified as introverts.




The context is that I’m reporting the results of a survey.







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What is grammatically correct:




saying “4% of people was classified as introverts”.




Or saying




4% of people were identified as introverts.




The context is that I’m reporting the results of a survey.







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What is grammatically correct:




saying “4% of people was classified as introverts”.




Or saying




4% of people were identified as introverts.




The context is that I’m reporting the results of a survey.









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    Possible duplicate of Should you use a plural verb if you refer to a fraction?
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    Possible duplicate of Should you use a plural verb if you refer to a fraction?
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Possible duplicate of Should you use a plural verb if you refer to a fraction?
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If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it:




e.g. 45% of people are(NOT is) interested in politics.



e.g. Just 50% of U.S. adults now get (NOT gets) news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016.




And about your own example:




4% of people were (NOT was) identified as introverts.







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    If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it:




    e.g. 45% of people are(NOT is) interested in politics.



    e.g. Just 50% of U.S. adults now get (NOT gets) news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016.




    And about your own example:




    4% of people were (NOT was) identified as introverts.







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      If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it:




      e.g. 45% of people are(NOT is) interested in politics.



      e.g. Just 50% of U.S. adults now get (NOT gets) news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016.




      And about your own example:




      4% of people were (NOT was) identified as introverts.







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        If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it:




        e.g. 45% of people are(NOT is) interested in politics.



        e.g. Just 50% of U.S. adults now get (NOT gets) news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016.




        And about your own example:




        4% of people were (NOT was) identified as introverts.







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        If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it:




        e.g. 45% of people are(NOT is) interested in politics.



        e.g. Just 50% of U.S. adults now get (NOT gets) news regularly from television, down from 57% a year prior in early 2016.




        And about your own example:




        4% of people were (NOT was) identified as introverts.








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