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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Who? singular or plural?

Hi,

A.'I went to Kate's party'.

B.'Who was/were there?

I learned at school that when we use 'who' in similar to the above questions, we should always use the singular,but I came across 'were' the other day in a similar question.Is it American use vs. British, or both of the uses are correct?what's the difference,if any?

Thanks.
  

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In questions with who, singular nouns must be used, like Who has done his homework? who wants to go abroad? Who is ready for exam?

— Hrsanei

  • In questions with who, singular nouns must be used, like Who has done his homework?
  • who wants to go abroad?
  • Who is ready for exam?
  • and so forth.
  • The use of were in the question you cited is erroneous.
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In questions with who, singular nouns must be used, like Who has done his homework? who wants to go abroad? Who is ready for exam? and so forth.

The use of were in the question you cited is erroneous.

I hope it helps
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AnonymousI came across 'were' the other day in a similar question.
If you can find it again, please post it.

who is normally singular in this kind of question, but it might be plural in something like this:

- Several people stopped me on the street and asked for directions to the airport.

- Who were they?

CJ
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