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Use and Misuse / Re: Was and were

« on: December 09, 2011, 10:40:51 PM »

"Was" is used if you subject is singular. "Were" is used if your subject is plural or you have a compound subject (more than one subject...two or more subjects). I was at the mall-I is singular: one person. They were at the mall-They is pural: more than one person. Claire is happy-Claire is singular: one person. Claire and Paige are happy-Claire and Paige is a compound subject: more than one subject...two subjects. There are exceptions, though. For example, if the subject is you. You were there. It's singular, yet you use were instead of was. It's confusing, but you'll get the hang of it!
Test question for you: One of the people (was/were) tired.