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which one should i use?
A basket of flowers was/were put on the dinning table.
which should i use, was or were? Or they are both right?
May 20, 2013 12:23 AM
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You should use 'was'. It agrees with 'basket'.
May 20, 2013
A basket is one thing, so you should use 'was'.
Otherwise, you might say:
Flowers were put on the dinning table.
Baskets of flowers were put on the dinning table.
May 20, 2013
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