Question

a large number of the patient still__________ prefers/ prefer the traditional method of treatment..... and also tell me the why the prefer and prefers come​

Answer 1

Answer:

prefers

Explanation:

"a large number of patient" here "patient" is singular and "a" is used..

Answer 2

Answer:

prefers.

Explanation:

This is due to the fact that the subject here is not "patients" , rather, it is "number". Since number is singular, the verb will be plural.