la plupart des gens ont déjà tout ce dont ils ont besoin

i. l.C1Kwiziq community member

la plupart des gens ont déjà tout ce dont ils ont besoin

To me it looks like "la plupart" (singular) is the subject rather than "des gens" (plural), so why is the rest of the sentence in the plural?

Asked 1 year ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour i.l.,

Please take a look at my answer to a similar question -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/plural-or-singular-verb

 

Hope it helps!

i. l. asked:

la plupart des gens ont déjà tout ce dont ils ont besoin

To me it looks like "la plupart" (singular) is the subject rather than "des gens" (plural), so why is the rest of the sentence in the plural?

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