Breakdown of La membresía es gratuita, así que la mayoría de los estudiantes se registran.
ser
to be
el estudiante
the student
de
from / of
los
the (masculine plural)
Questions & Answers about La membresía es gratuita, así que la mayoría de los estudiantes se registran.
Why is the verb se registran plural if the subject starts with the singular phrase la mayoría?
When a singular collective phrase like la mayoría de (the majority of) is followed by a plural noun like los estudiantes, you can use either a singular or plural verb. Using the plural verb se registran is very common because it logically agrees with the plural group of students. This is called agreement by sense.
Could I say la mayoría de los estudiantes se registra instead?
Why use gratuita instead of gratis here?
Both words mean free as in zero cost. Gratis is an invariable word that never changes its ending, while gratuito is an adjective that changes to match the gender and number of the noun it describes. Since it describes the feminine noun la membresía, it becomes gratuita.
Why is there a se before registran?