My daughter wrote "There were once three brothers, called....." and this was corrected by her teacher to "there was once three brothers...."
I think this is wrong, and that the original sentence was correct, but don't know why. I am assuming that it is "were " as the brothers are plural. The teacher says if "once" is in a sentence it always becomes "was". I don't mind if I am right or wrong, but want to tell my daughter WHY, one way or another....
Any idea's???
2007-06-14
03:52:09
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Michelle G
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Words & Wordplay