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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A number of complaints have been received recently or has been received??

OpenStudy (ash2326):

A number of complaints have been received recently

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use "have" because "complaints" is plural. It it were just one complaint, it would be has.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ignore the prepositional phrase that intervenes between the subject and verb. The object of that phrase cannot also be the subject of the sentence. Here's a link with lots of great info on s/v agreement -- http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm

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