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DS Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
GRAMMAR: were reported VS was reported
Is WERE REPORTED more grammatically correct than WAS REPORTED as in “There are many more passengers who lost their lives when the South Korea‘s passenger ship“SEWOL”sank on April16 than passengers that was reported?“
please tell me the rules here.
please tell me the rules here.
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DS the rules "was" goes with singular subjects; "were" goes with plural subjects. "passenger s " is plural. than passengers that were reported.
- DS the rules "was" goes with singular subjects; "were" goes with plural subjects.
- "passenger s " is plural.
- than passengers that were reported.
- CJ
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DSthe rules"was" goes with singular subjects; "were" goes with plural subjects.
"passengers" is plural.
... than passengers that were reported.
CJ
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