ما رأيكم use or uses ؟

[ابراهيم محرم]

وفى السطر الثانى a very small number of people was ,not were

هل هذه الجمله سليمه وخصوصا بدات ب a يعنى مفرد

[Mr. Ali 1]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة ابراهيم محرم

وفى السطر الثانى a very small number of people was ,not were

هل هذه الجمله سليمه وخصوصا بدات ب a يعنى مفرد

A number of is followed by a plural verb, but the number of is followed by a singular verb
So, "A very small number of people in Egypt were" is correct

خالص تحياتي

[dodo_undertaker]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة ابراهيم محرم

وفى السطر الثانى a very small number of people was ,not were

هل هذه الجمله سليمه وخصوصا بدات ب a يعنى مفرد

Yes, it's correct as " a number of ........." takes a plural form of verb