English MCQS - QUESTION DETAILS

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
A. The number of applicants are increasing.
B. The number of applicants is increasing.
C. The number of applicants be increasing.
D. The number of applicants am increasing.

The correct form is "The number of applicants is increasing," where "number" takes a singular verb.

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