Tell me if this sentence is correct?

Was is the correct form to refer to the entire clause beginning the sentence. You need another 'was' after 'blast.'

PhilipWas is the correct form to refer to the entire clause beginning the sentence. You need another 'was' after 'blast.'

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast low to the ground, mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.

Why is another 'was' needed? Thanks.

It needs more than that. The grammar is faulty. Two possible fixes come to mind:

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground, it mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast was low to the ground, mostly

enoonThere were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground, it mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.

Is 'it' needed? Thanks.

Yoong Liat enoonThere were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground, it mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.Is 'it' needed? Thanks.

Yes. It was the blast that injured, not its lowness.

Thanks, enoon.

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground, it mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens,

It's the verb for the subject 'blast.'

Thanks, Philip.

You need another 'was' after 'blast

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast was low to the ground, mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.

Is the sentence correct after I insert another 'was'?

Yoong LiatThanks, enoon.There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads.Would removing 'it' make the sentence grammatically wrong? To me, it is clear that the blast (being low to the ground) most injured people's legs and feet instead of their

Thanks, enoon.

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground, it mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens, chests or heads

There were only three fatalities, which doctors say was because the blast being low to the ground mostly injured people's legs and feet instead of their abdomens,