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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

were / was??

Carol and I were talking OR Carol and I was talking
  

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Anonymous Carol and I were Two subjects connected by "and" almost always requires the plural verb. The only exception is when the two things taken together form a standard combination that is regarded as a unit, such as "ham and eggs" or "fish and chips", to mention just a few examples from the category of food. CJ

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  • Anonymous Carol and I were Two subjects connected by "and" almost always requires the plural verb.
  • The only exception is when the two things taken together form a standard combination that is regarded as a unit, such as "ham and eggs" or "fish and chips", to mention just a few examples from the category of food.
  • CJ
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AnonymousCarol and I
were

Two subjects connected by "and" almost always requires the plural verb.

The only exception is when the two things taken together form a standard combination that is regarded as a unit, such as "ham and eggs" or "fish and chips", to mention just a few examples from the category of food.

CJ
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