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Was or were when listing people?
Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they).
Do you use was or were with a list?
3 Answers. The straightforward answer is that, since there are two subjects, the subject is plural, and you should use were: Ann and Mark were at the baseball game.
Was or were for item?
“one or more items were”. You went with the plural noun in both cases. So the verb should be plural as well. When the choice is not that between “item is” vs.
When listing items do you use is or are?
one item: use the singular is. How much are two beds? more than one item: use the plural are.
Was or were with plural?
Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he, she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and they.
Can I use was with plural?
Singular: I was, he was, she was, it was – BUT you were. (Just to make things more fun!) Plural: It’s always ‘were’, regardless of whether we’re talking about “they,” “we” or “you.” So far, so easy!
Was or were with there?
There was is used when you refer to one thing or person. There were is used when you refer to more than one thing or person.
Were an item meaning?
DEFINITIONS1. if two people are an item, they have a romantic or sexual relationship. When they realised that he and Lesley were an item, they weren’t very happy about it. Synonyms and related words. To have a romantic or sexual relationship.
What the difference between was and were?
Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were is used for both the third person plural past tense (they and we) and the second person past tense (you).
Is used or was used?
“It is used”: wrong—if you include “for over a century”, you need to use a past tense. “It was used”: wrong—this implies that it is not currently used. “It has been used”: correct.