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  1. Tyler Danann

    Tyler Danann Active Member

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    was or were?

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by Tyler Danann, Apr 6, 2014.

    I know that 'were' is for singular and 'was' is for plural but what about two words in the following manner:

    'The food and fuel were / was (?) in 55 gallon drums...'

    My feeling is it's were to describe the two words separately but I'm still a bit 'errrm' about it.
     
    Tyler Danann, Apr 6, 2014
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    mammamaia nit-picker-in-chief Contributor

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    take off the 'the' and you'll see there's really no other choice that makes sense...
     
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