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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Grammar Lesson: Subject/Verb Agreement with Prepositional Phrases

This just kills me!

Each one of us were sipping on our drinks as the party clown juggled the balls.


Each one of us was sipping on our drinks as the party clown juggled the balls.

Which is it, was or were?

First, take out the prepositional phrase, Each one…sipping.

Each one were sipping.

Each one was sipping.

Obviously, was is the correct verb as it agrees with the subject, one.

Happy Writing!

Ann

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