grammar police come in

[susiebw]

I know I have this right, but I'm looking for justification.

Which is correct:

1 in 5 kids faces hunger
or
1 in 5 kids face hunger

My friend texted me a photo of a PSA billboard with one of these things written on it, questioning the grammar. 



(Because these are the things that my friends and I text about.  )

[ThirdandLong]

Well, I'd say "in 5 kids" is a prepositional phrase, so the verb is determined by "1" - 1 kid faces hunger. 1 in 5 kids faces hunger.

Am I correct?

[susiebw]

Jul 14, 2016 15:47:59 GMT -5 ThirdandLong said:

Well, I'd say "in 5 kids" is a prepositional phrase, so the verb is determined by "1" - 1 kid faces hunger. 1 in 5 kids faces hunger.

Am I correct?

This was my logic.  The one kid is the subject, so the verb has to agree with him. 

[sweetrhythms]

I agree too.

[aurora]

I agree with faces.

[charlatti]

Yep, I'm voting faces too.

[secretlyevil]

Faces

[pumpkin]

Yep, I agree it should be "faces"