Digital clocks tell the time with a set of numerals which appear/appears in a little window.
Please tell me which verb I should use in this sentence. Thank you so much.
Learn English – A singular verb or a plural after “a set of numerals”
singular-vs-plural
Best Answer
There is a little ambiguity in this sentence. It is possible for the verb "to appear" to refer to a set or to numerals. The verb that you choose subtly changes the meaning of the sentence.
Sentence A means that "a set appears in the window" and then describes that set as being composed of numerals.
Sentence B means that "numerals appear in the window" and then describes those numerals as being part of a set.
In this case I think that version B would be more appropriate. You could omit the information regarding a set and the sentence would still make sense, but if you omit the information about numerals it really doesn't. However, with both pieces of information present it is up to you which you choose.