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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Were or was?

Hi, what is the subject+verb in the sentence? Thank you for your help.

Sitting on Billy's tongue were these words: I'm out of here.
Sitting on Billy's tongue was these words: I'm out of here.
  

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The subject is 'these words', so the verb must be 'were'.

  • The subject is 'these words', so the verb must be 'were'.
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The subject is 'these words', so the verb must be 'were'.

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