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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Singular or plural

Hello Friends,

I thought it was Jim and Mike.

Is the above correct? I am assuming even though there are two people, Mike and Jim, we need to use 'was' instead of 'were'?

Thank you in advance.

  

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anonymous Is the above correct? Yes. The subject is "it".

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  • anonymous Is the above correct?
  • Yes.
  • The subject is "it".
  • It is singular.
  • The only combination " it were " is for the subjunctive.
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anonymousIs the above correct?

Yes.

The subject is "it". It is singular. The only combination "it were" is for the subjunctive.

e.g.

If it were a weekday, there would be fewer people in line. (Today is Saturday and the line is long.)

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