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Yhayapmb Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Was or were?
In this house, Mr. Tiflin gave the orders and was obeyed without questions of any kind.
"was obeyed" is Ok, or we should say "were obeyed" since orders is plural?
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The way it is written, it means this. In this house, Mr. Tiflin gave the orders and he was obeyed without questions of any kind.
- The way it is written, it means this.
- In this house, Mr.
- Tiflin gave the orders and he was obeyed without questions of any kind.
- If you want to refer to the orders, say this.
- In this house, Mr.
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The way it is written, it means this.
In this house, Mr. Tiflin gave the orders and he was obeyed without questions of any kind.
If you want to refer to the orders, say this.
In this house, Mr. Tiflin gave the orders and they were obeyed without questions of any kind.
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