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Subject:Help with sentence structure... From:Sue Heim <sue -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:21:40 PST
I swear my brain has decided to turn off today. Which of the
following is correct:
...more may be required if a high number of records *is* retrieved
...more may be required if a high number of records *are* retrieved
For the life of me, I cannot decide which one to use (must be the
change in weather here -- gloomy skies and threat of our first rains
of the season -- Ugh!)!
Thanks for your help!
...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Carlsbad, California USA
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com
