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Quiz: Writing for business — one or more: was or were?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, grammar, agreement, subject-verb agreement, was/were
typing1.jpg Which is correct?
One or more errors _____ encountered during installation.
a. was
b. were

Answer: b

Explanation:
When a compound subject includes a singular and a plural noun or pronoun, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it in the sentence.

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Terencefreedman  |   Nov 14 2008   8:07AM GMT

Your response was an example of the use of a superlative where a comparative is required: closer.


 

1rabella  |   Nov 14 2008   11:43AM GMT

Aha! You’re right. Thanks for the reminder.


 
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