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Lission Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Was/Were
Much of the food was/were wasted a the dinner last night.
Which word should I use? I think it is 'was'.
Thank you!
Which word should I use? I think it is 'was'.
Thank you!
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Food is plural, so, I'd recommend you to use "were"... Anybody, any thoughts on this? /Sameer
- Food is plural, so, I'd recommend you to use "were"...
- Anybody, any thoughts on this?
- /Sameer
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Food is plural, so, I'd recommend you to use "were"...
Anybody, any thoughts on this?
/Sameer
Anybody, any thoughts on this?
/Sameer
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Much + was because much is singular (and so is food). You can't have two articles (a, the) simultaneously before any noun (dinner)!
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I'm sure it was a typo by the original poster...
Much of the food was/were wasted at the dinner last night.
So Cool breeze, do you say that : "Much of the food was wasted at the dinner last night." is the right way to say that?
/Sameer
Much of the food was/were wasted at the dinner last night.
So Cool breeze, do you say that : "Much of the food was wasted at the dinner last night." is the right way to say that?
/Sameer
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But I have one comment that the quantifier (much) cannot be used in an affirmative sentence so this sentence must be written like this:
Most of the food was wasted at dinner last night.
Most of the food was wasted at dinner last night.
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askshameerSo Cool breeze, do you say that : "Much of the food was wasted at the dinner last night." is the right way to say that?Yes, and there's nothing wrong with using much in affirmative sentences.
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LissionMuch of the food was/were wasted a the dinner last night.Thanks a lot.
It is a typo alright. 'at the dinner', not 'a the dinner'.
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