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Tiểu Cầm Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Help me solve this problem
Sentence: The two books I read wasn't interesting
I think ''wasn't" must be "weren't".
Help me explain this. Thanks very much.
I think ''wasn't" must be "weren't".
Help me explain this. Thanks very much.
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Right, it should be "weren't". It is the books that weren't interesting. "books" is plural, so it needs the plural verb.
- Right, it should be "weren't".
- It is the books that weren't interesting.
- "books" is plural, so it needs the plural verb.
- "I read" (= "that I read") gives more information about which books you mean.
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Right, it should be "weren't".
It is the books that weren't interesting. "books" is plural, so it needs the plural verb. "I read" (= "that I read") gives more information about which books you mean.
It is the books that weren't interesting. "books" is plural, so it needs the plural verb. "I read" (= "that I read") gives more information about which books you mean.
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Ti?u C?mI think ''wasn't" must be "weren't".Yes, you're right! "books" is plural, so we need the verb that goes with "plurals", and in this case, that verb is "were(n't)".
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