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Old 28-Aug-2005, 16:52
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Default It was fireworks...

Is it correct to say " when I approached the light I (discovered?) it was only fireworks"; or should I say "they were fireworks" or i"t was a firework"?
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Old 28-Aug-2005, 17:49
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Default Re: It was fireworks...

Fireworks is a collective noun that usually appears in the plural form. It was fireworks is perfectly good English.
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