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Leland Hepworth
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According to The Copyeditor's HandbookThe Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

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edit approved May 28, 2020 at 17:30
Brian A. Henning
edit approved May 28, 2020 at 17:30
Brian A. Henning
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According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

And there are no exceptions to or any different point of views regarding that rule.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

And there are no exceptions to or any different point of views regarding that rule.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

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Zeeshan Ali
Zeeshan Ali
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According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more filefiles are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

And there are no exceptions to or any different point of views regarding that rule.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more file are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

And there are no exceptions to or any different point of views regarding that rule.

According to The Copyeditor's Handbook, SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT, rule#18, page#345;

  1. One or more x. The expression one or more always takes a plural verb.

One or more files are missing.

One or more of these reports are out of sequence.

And there are no exceptions to or any different point of views regarding that rule.

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Zeeshan Ali
Zeeshan Ali
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