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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
was/were required
Which one is correct?
Six months of hard work was required.
Six months of hard work were required.
Six months of hard work was required.
Six months of hard work were required.
Top answer
I'm afraid that either can be justified. six months [ no prepositional phrase ] were required . However, the entire phrase six months of hard work can be seen as a single entity, requiring was .
- I'm afraid that either can be justified.
- six months [ no prepositional phrase ] were required .
- However, the entire phrase six months of hard work can be seen as a single entity, requiring was .
- This form also sounds better to the ear because of the proximity of the singular word work .
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I'm afraid that either can be justified. six months [ no prepositional phrase ] were required. However, the entire phrase six months of hard work can be seen as a single entity, requiring was. This form also sounds better to the ear because of the proximity of the singular word work.
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I would use was. We often consider amounts of time as singular units.
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