Name: Anonymous 2009-12-24 4:27
A noun phrase starting with "more than one", which could followed by a noun or pronoun, can act as singular or plural depending on what the phrase refers to.
More than one cat is jumping. More than one of the cats are jumping.
If the noun phrase only uses "more than one" so that there is only an implied continuation of the phrase, then the way the phrase acts depends upon what might be implied by the context provided by previous sentences. When such context is not obvious, either implied usage may be used, though perhaps the singular usage is better.
More than one is jumping. More than one are jumping.
More than one cat is jumping. More than one of the cats are jumping.
If the noun phrase only uses "more than one" so that there is only an implied continuation of the phrase, then the way the phrase acts depends upon what might be implied by the context provided by previous sentences. When such context is not obvious, either implied usage may be used, though perhaps the singular usage is better.
More than one is jumping. More than one are jumping.