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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Was and were
Hello.
I am having some trouble trying to decide whether I should use 'was' or 'were' in this situation:
For this paper, a selection of methods was implemented from the literature...
For this paper, a selection of methods were implemented from the literature...
I am writing a computer vision conference paper. I am trying to say that I wrote a computer program with different methods that were proposed by other people.
Thank you for your help.
I am having some trouble trying to decide whether I should use 'was' or 'were' in this situation:
For this paper, a selection of methods was implemented from the literature...
For this paper, a selection of methods were implemented from the literature...
I am writing a computer vision conference paper. I am trying to say that I wrote a computer program with different methods that were proposed by other people.
Thank you for your help.
Top answer
was '. For strict grammar, that is the correct choice. were '.
- was '.
- For strict grammar, that is the correct choice.
- were '.
- This often occurs in informal situations and is only noticed by the more pedantic.
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The grammatical concord is: 'A selection...was'. For strict grammar, that is the correct choice.
The notional and proximal concord is: 'Methods...were'. This often occurs in informal situations and is only noticed by the more pedantic.
The notional and proximal concord is: 'Methods...were'. This often occurs in informal situations and is only noticed by the more pedantic.
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I understand now.
Thank you very much for your help Mister Micawber.
Thank you very much for your help Mister Micawber.
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