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Quibble Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Noun(s) verb

When you use (s) to indicate it can be singular or plural, what should the following verb be?

Dog(s) were...
Dog(s) was...

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A dog was Some dogs were

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  • A dog was Some dogs were
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A dog was
Some dogs were
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quibbleWhen you use (s) to indicate it can be singular or plural, what should the following verb be?
You can't have Dog was without an article, so the question doesn't make sense. Let's try it with the.

The dog(s) was/were ...

You'll need both, separated by a slash, as shown.

CJ
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Ah, I see. I didn't answer the question, sorry.
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