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Wingb1 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Was or were?
I was reading this bit in a novel:
"His cavalry would be riding through the thinned cedar stands, though what might slow them more than anything else was the butterflies."
I understand that with the plural, you're to use 'were', but here, it's 'was', is it because it's referring to a group of butterflies? then why not 'was the group of butterflies'?
confused.....
"His cavalry would be riding through the thinned cedar stands, though what might slow them more than anything else was the butterflies."
I understand that with the plural, you're to use 'were', but here, it's 'was', is it because it's referring to a group of butterflies? then why not 'was the group of butterflies'?
confused.....
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" I understand that with the plural, you're to use 'were', but here, it's 'was', is it because it's referring to a group of butterflies? then why not 'was the group of butterflies'? confused.....
- " I understand that with the plural, you're to use 'were', but here, it's 'was', is it because it's referring to a group of butterflies?
- then why not 'was the group of butterflies'?
- confused.....
- 'What = singular
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Wingb1I was reading this bit in a novel:
"His cavalry would be riding through the thinned cedar stands, though what might slow them more than anything else was the butterflies."
I understand that with the plural, you're to use 'were', but here, it's 'was', is it because it's referring to a group of butterflies? then why not 'was the group o
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