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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Who was/ Who were
In question sentence when should I use who was ... and when who were ...
For example:
Who ____ with you yesterday.
The answer can be in singular:
Ron was with me yesterday
And in plural:
Joe and Moses were with me yesterday.
For example:
Who ____ with you yesterday.
The answer can be in singular:
Ron was with me yesterday
And in plural:
Joe and Moses were with me yesterday.
Top answer
Always Who was with you yesterday ? even if you think there may have been more than one person there.
- Always Who was with you yesterday ?
- even if you think there may have been more than one person there.
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Always Who was with you yesterday? even if you think there may have been more than one person there.
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And what about the following:
Who ____ the players in the team?
The word players imply that it is plural for sure, so should it be Who were?
Who ____ the players in the team?
The word players imply that it is plural for sure, so should it be Who were?
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surely, it would be "who are the players in the team?" or "who were the players in the team yesterday?"
"who were the players in the team?" means this team no longer exists.
"who were the players in the team?" means this team no longer exists.
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Anonymousshould it be Who were?Yes, because there you have a plural form to make the agreement with.
No agreement:
Who was at the party?
Who invented toothpaste?
Who discovered that the earth goes around the earth?
Agreement:
Who were the kings of France?
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Who are
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