Poll: There _____ English, maths and science in the test.

There _____ English, maths and science in the test.

was
were

Votes: 307
Comments: 5
Added: May 2004

 

Comments:

rhapsomatrics - 5th March 2005 20:55
"was" is the answer because all those subjects form just one test(singular entity)
 
Boldra - 29th November 2005 09:35
Either. "there was three people in a boat" or "there were three people in a boat". Either.
 
hafsat - 16th August 2008 22:17
were have ot be he answer because 'were' is the plural of 'was' and since we have three items which is in plural form so it has to be 'were;.
 
cong - 28th December 2008 13:29
were
 
George - 3rd March 2009 21:14
"was" must be correct since the subject becomes singular - even if there are more than one - because the conjunctive is used as an abstract noun
 
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