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what caused the accident_____on the road

what caused the accident_____on the road
A were stone b were stones C was stone D was stones

which one is correct? and why?

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the given answer was D. "was stones"
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AmericanTeacher
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Come on now THINK !!!

The correct answer is indeed D.

What caused the accident was stones on the road.

You must look at "the cause" of the accident and what is "the cause"? It's not the stones - it's "stones on the road". "Stones on the road" is a condition, a single condition. We are not talking about many conditions on the road we are talking about one single condition.

AmericanTeacher Respondido 18 hace dia(s)
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Chris Henke
b) were stones

Chris Henke Respondido 18 hace dia(s) Nos Alerta

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Cherry
Hello RetSam,

It is obviously "were stones".

It could have been a stone but then the correct form would be " was a stone" , where the 'stone' has to be defined by a definite article "a".

Cherry Respondido 18 hace dia(s) Nos Alerta

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Cherry
It can't be as well "was stones" nor "were stone"

The past form of verb to be " was" is associated with singular nouns ,while "were" with plural nouns.
Those 2 examples attach "was" with a plural noun "stones" and " were" with a singular noun "stone". That is grammatically incorrect.

Cherry Respondido 18 hace dia(s) Nos Alerta

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