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Skitfish Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Past tense; plural noun - 'was' or 'were'?

Hello,

I read this sentence today, and I wondered which of 'was' or 'were' was correct:

'All I heard was the dogs barking.'

'All I heard were the dogs barking.'

Any help would be much appreciated.


Thanks!

Richard

  

Top answer

' 'Was', Richard. It is the barking that you heard.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' 'Was', Richard.
  • It is the barking that you heard.
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skitfish I wondered which of 'was' or 'were' was correct:'All I heard was the dogs barking.''All I heard were the dogs barking.'

'Was', Richard. It is the barking that you heard.

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