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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Were/was
Is this correct - they saw the doctor and was referred for admission
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" "They" is the subject of both verbs, so both verbs must be plural . "Doctor" is singular, but is the object of the verb, and doesn't affect the number of the verb.
- " "They" is the subject of both verbs, so both verbs must be plural .
- "Doctor" is singular, but is the object of the verb, and doesn't affect the number of the verb.
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You have a simple subject ("they"- plural) and a compound predicate, "saw" and "were."
"They" is the subject of both verbs, so both verbs must be plural.
"Doctor" is singular, but is the object of the verb, and doesn't affect the number of the verb.
"They" is the subject of both verbs, so both verbs must be plural.
"Doctor" is singular, but is the object of the verb, and doesn't affect the number of the verb.
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