Soonny002 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Please correct my statement
"When one of the prisoners were/was set free."
Is it were or was?
Is it were or was?
Top answer
"Was," but what you have written doesn't really work as a complete sentence. You can turn it into a question ( When was one of the prisoners set free? ).
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"Was," but what you have written doesn't really work as a complete sentence. You can turn it into a question (When was one of the prisoners set free?) or use it as an interrogative content clause (e.g., She wants to know when one of the prisoners was set free.).
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