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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Was versus were

Which sentence is correct?

The couple were going through the proper steps.

The couple was going through the proper steps.

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An argument can be made for either verb, but since it is obviously two people, I would use 'were' myself.

  • An argument can be made for either verb, but since it is obviously two people, I would use 'were' myself.
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An argument can be made for either verb, but since it is obviously two people, I would use 'were' myself.

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