"Minutes of meeting was" vs "minutes of meeting were"

The first one is correct, since 'minutes' is a term by itself and isn't a plural (I suppose it is a collective term.).

'Minutes of meeting were read' is commonly used.

Hope this helps.

Not only common, but correct.

Minutes are plural, but not ever used in the singular, in this context, as far as I know.

meetings minutes is defined as "an official record". As such it is a singular term. e.g. The official record was read.

I think 'Minutes of meeting were' is the answer. Because 'Minutes' is the http://endic.naver.com/search.nhn?query=the http://endic.naver.com/search.nhn?query=plural

I think 'Minutes of meeting were' is the answer. Because 'Minutes' is the http://endic.naver.com/search.nhn?query=the http://endic.naver.com/search.nhn?query=plural

I think 'Minutes of meeting were' is the answer. Because 'Minutes' is the the plural form and verb accept noun before 'of'.

i m also think about the right answer is "minutes of meeting were read",because the minutes is plural in this sentens,we were read many items of the meeting ,so should be use 'were'in stead of "was",if you write down as following ,you can use"was"
miunte of meeting was read,there just one item minute of the meeting

I think even among the native speakers, the debate goes on. To me, "Minutes" is a singular item which records the proceeding of a meeting or conference. "The minutes" is a company record which captures all the discussed items. Many companies utilize lunch time for meetings. If the secretary says, lunch will be provided, she won't just mean one lunch. I think It's a matter of perception, not reall