Half of my family lives/live in canada? Ten percent of the

Question

Half of my family lives/live in canada? 
Ten percent of the population is/are bilingual?

Is half of the family, an emphasis on group?
Similarily 10 percent of the population is still an emphasis on group or on its individual members?

Please provide explanation too

Thanx

Mishari · Answer

I think both are plural.

I'm not very sure though, but it makes perfect sense using analogies with

subtlestyle · Answer

21 view and one reply, guys plz help

Himalayan · Answer

Half of my family lives in Canada.
Half of my family members live in Canada.

Ten percent of the population is bilingual.
Ten percent of 20 million US population are bilingual.

robinantony · Answer

Both are groups and hence singular. Population and family both are singular. 

My family is coming to town. 
The population of the country is 5 M.

r019h · Answer

half of my family  lives  in canada- plural

10% of the population  is   bilingual- singular

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