Who was or who were
Hey, I was doing my schoolwork, and I had this question that made me wonder why is the correct answer to the 17. "were looking for" instead of "was looking for"? Or could this be my teacher's mistake
16. “Having a commercial background, I ____ ...
Valitse yksi:a. will writeb. wrotec. write17. to Jaguar, who ____ someone just at that moment.
Valitse yksi:a. has been looking forb. were looking forc. is looking forTop answer
If "Jaguar" is a company (not a person's name) and you are being taught British English, 'were' is quite possible. Otherwise, as in American English, it's 'was'. The British tend to make subject-verb agreement plural for certain collective nouns, like 'team', 'family', and the names of companies.
- If "Jaguar" is a company (not a person's name) and you are being taught British English, 'were' is quite possible.
- Otherwise, as in American English, it's 'was'.
- The British tend to make subject-verb agreement plural for certain collective nouns, like 'team', 'family', and the names of companies.
- CJ
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If "Jaguar" is a company (not a person's name) and you are being taught British English, 'were' is quite possible. Otherwise, as in American English, it's 'was'.
The British tend to make subject-verb agreement plural for certain collective nouns, like 'team', 'family', and the names of companies.
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