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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
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Many a book and pen was lying haphazardly on the carpet.

Hi

Should I use was or were? Is the underlined part natural English?

Many a book and pen was lying haphazardly on the carpet.

Many a book and pen were lying haphazardly on the carpet.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Many a book and pen The underlined is unnatural. Many a book and many a pen were lying haphazardly on the carpet.

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  • Many a book and pen The underlined is unnatural.
  • Many a book and many a pen were lying haphazardly on the carpet.
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Many a book and pen

The underlined is unnatural.

Many a book and many a pen were lying haphazardly on the carpet.

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