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Mountiee Posted 14 years ago
"The courage shown by Peter and the courage shown by Mark was/were praiseworthy."
"The courage shown both by Peter and by Mark was/were praiseworthy."
"The courage shown both by Peter and Mark was/were praiseworthy."
If I want the individual courage to be considered separately, should "was" or "were" be used?
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Was, Were
"The courage shown by Peter and the courage shown by Mark was/were praiseworthy."
"The courage shown both by Peter and by Mark was/were praiseworthy."
"The courage shown both by Peter and Mark was/were praiseworthy."
If I want the individual courage to be considered separately, should "was" or "were" be used?
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Mountiee If I want the individual courage to be considered separately, should "was" or "were" be used? The choice between 'was' and 'were' doesn't indicate that. You have no choice over 'was' and 'were' in that way.
- Mountiee If I want the individual courage to be considered separately, should "was" or "were" be used?
- The choice between 'was' and 'were' doesn't indicate that.
- You have no choice over 'was' and 'were' in that way.
- The courage shown by Peter and the courage shown by Mark (plural) were praiseworthy.
- The courage shown both by Peter and (by) Mark (singular) was praiseworthy.
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MountieeIf I want the individual courage to be considered separately, should "was" or "were" be used?The choice between 'was' and 'were' doesn't indicate that. You have no choice over 'was' and 'were' in that way.
The courage shown by Peter and the courage shown by Mark (plural) were praiseworthy.
The courage s
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