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Old 02-Apr-2006, 19:13
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please correct it, "what were wanted were teachers not the books"
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I would say 'What was needed were teachers not books'
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That's interesting. I would be more inclined to say:

1. What was needed was teachers, not books.

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I would say 'Teachers were what was needed'
What do others think re original sentence?
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