1.A knife and fork was used in the Edo period(ie.from 1603 to 1868).
2.A knife and fork were used in the Edo period.
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2007-07-08 13:31:27 · 5 answers · asked by RyoTa 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Knife and fork make up a plural subject so WERE is correct.
Don't count on "Native speakers" to always be correct. Native speakers are notoriously bad at their own native grammar.
Probably 90% of them would say "Come to the store with Jim and I" when the PROPER grammar is "Come to the store with Jim and me"
2007-07-08 13:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The knife and fork were used during the Edo period (1603-1868)
2007-07-08 13:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it should be
Knives and forks were used in the Edo period.
It wasn't just one knife and fork for everybody to use anyway!
2007-07-08 13:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Knives and forks were used (plural, past tense)
2007-07-08 13:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by cobra 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Boy am I old. To me the Edo period was when Tokyo was called Edo! DUH!
2007-07-08 15:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋