"There is a plethora of investigations which indicate how it works...." or "There is a plethora of investigations which indicates how it works.."
Does the verb "to indicate" refer to the plethora or investigations?
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...which indicate/s what? It could be the investigations that indicate something, or it could be the sheer number of investigations that is the significant factor here. – michael.hor257k May 21 '17 at 18:13
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@michael.hor257k it does not matter what they indicate... but I wonder whether it should be indicate or indicates? – Bart May 21 '17 at 18:14
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As I said, it depends on who/what is doing the indicating. We don't have enough context to determine that. – michael.hor257k May 21 '17 at 18:20
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@michael.hor257k the investigations indicate sth as sth.... for instance – Bart May 21 '17 at 18:28
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If you're sure it's the investigations, then of course you want to use indicate, because investigations is plural. – michael.hor257k May 21 '17 at 18:31
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@michael.hor257k Does it work in this instance " There is a large number of theories which present..." ? right? – Bart May 21 '17 at 18:33
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1There is a basket of flowers that smell good / There is a basket of flowers that smells good. I'd guess here that the flowers smell good, not the basket. Does the plethora indicate how it works, or do the investigations? I'd guess here that the investigations indicate how it works, not the plethora. – RaceYouAnytime May 21 '17 at 20:45
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@RaceYouAnytime - could you make that an answer, please? – aparente001 May 22 '17 at 04:01
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@aparente001 certainly, done. – RaceYouAnytime May 22 '17 at 16:35