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Choose the correct sentence:

AThe number of applicant have increased.
BThe number of applicants has increased.
CThe number of applicants have increased.
DA number of applicants has increased.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The number of applicants has increased.
'The number of' takes a singular verb ('has'). ('A number of' would take plural.)
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