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===Interrogative pronouns=== The interrogative pronouns ''who'' and ''what'' generally take singular agreement,<ref name=Huddleston>{{Cite book|pages=505β506|last1=Huddleston |first1=Rodney |author-link1=Rodney Huddleston|last2= Pullum |first2= Geoffrey |author-link2=Geoffrey Pullum|title=The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language |year=2002 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0-521-43146-8}}</ref> e.g. * ''Who works there?'' In some cases, a plural verb can be used when the answer is expected to be plural<ref name=Huddleston/> * ''What have big ears and trunks?'' When followed by a plural predicative complement, a plural verb must be used:<ref name=Huddleston/> * ''What are the main reasons?'' not * *''What is the main reasons?'' Following ''which'', a singular verb suggests a singular answer, and a plural verb suggests a plural answer:<ref name=Huddleston/> * ''Which of these answers is correct?'' (single choice) * ''Which of these answers are correct?'' (multiple choice) <!--Relative pronouns, however, commonly take plural agreement (e.g., ''I saw the workers who were leaving.''). Not the topic of this section--> When asking ''How many?'', plural is standard (e.g. ''How many bananas?'' not *''How many banana?''), even if the expected answer is only one.
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