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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

There was a total of 100 cars

Hello,

THere was a total of 100 cars on the lot.
There WERE a total of 100 cars on the lot.

Was or were?

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Hi,

There was...

Regards
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Thanks for the reply.

So is it

A total of 100 cars WAS in the lot/
A total of 100 cars WERE in the lot.

WHich is correct?

Thanks.
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Hi,

Once again,

The total is...

The total was...

Regards
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Is there a difference in the verb if it is

A total of 100 cars was/were

The total of 100 cars was/were

I am looking at google and am confused.
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