The number (quantities) of something IS or ARE?

Question

To express the quantities, the proper usage of verb is IS or ARE? For example, which of the following sentences are correct?

The number of plates is five.
The number of plates are five.

Thank you!

Answer

I'm not a native but I'm pretty sure in this case it's "is", "The number of plates is five." because you're just referring to a single number here, no matter what that number is.

The number (quantities) of something IS or ARE?

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