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Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television



 
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Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television #1 (permalink) Sun May 21, 2006 8:26 am   Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television
 

I Am Confused...

Which Sentence Is Correct?

Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television.
Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Owns A Television.

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Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Televisi #2 (permalink) Sun May 21, 2006 22:57 pm   Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Televisi
 

The first sentence is correct:

Over 60 per cent of families own a television.
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Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television #3 (permalink) Mon May 22, 2006 6:32 am   Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television
 

Hi!

I don?t want to start a big discussion here but I have one question.
Is Over in this sentence correct? I would prefer to say:

More than 60 per cent of the families own a television.

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Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television #4 (permalink) Mon May 22, 2006 7:24 am   Owns OR own: Over 60 Per Cent Of Families Own A Television
 

Hi Michael

Yes, the word "over" is fine in this sentence.
It's very often used this way and means "more than".

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