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  1. 15-Aug-2004, 04:32 #1
    bmo
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    "But the drugs and alcohol was that monkey on his back he couldn't get rid of."

    Was not were?

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  2. 15-Aug-2004, 17:54 #2
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    Default Re: was

    Quote Originally Posted by bmo
    "But the drugs and alcohol was that monkey on his back he couldn't get rid of."

    Was not were?

    Thanks.

    BMO
    If the subject is singular, then the verb is singular,

    That monkey on his back that he couldn't get rid of is/was the drugs and alcohol.
  3. 15-Aug-2004, 20:15 #3
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    Default Re: was

    Thanks. I thought the drugs and alcohol were the subject.

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