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vish150783: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 58; Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:24 am

by vish150783 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:01 am

I saw this sentence.

Each child, teenager and adult was wearing a seat belt on the bus.

The complication is the word Each. I thought each made the now singular. Hence the correct sentence should be

Each child, teenager and adult is wearing a seat belt on the bus.

Correct me if I am wrong.

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teekayy: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 19; Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:35 pm

by teekayy » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:05 am

I think the difference between 'was' and 'is' past vs. present, respectively. They are both singular, it would be different if it the verbs were 'were' and 'are'.

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