Which one is right?
It was the apple, the orange and the pear that made me excited.
It were the apple, the orange and the pear that made me excited.
Thanks.
2007-11-17 17:26:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
OK...So any improvement advices?
I took the comma thing
2007-11-17 17:31:46 · update #1
Between the two, say
"It was the apple, the orange and the pear that made me excited."
The verb must always agree with the subject, whatever be the direct object. And, after all, "it" refers to the things that made "me" excited. It would never be applicable to say "They were the apple, the orange, and the pear that made me excited", and it wouldn't be right to say "It were."
*Suggestion: The apple, the orange, and the pear were what made me excited.
The apple, the orange, and the pear made me excited.
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2007-11-17 17:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by lm.s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would never say "it were", you have to use either "they were" or "it was". In this case, even though there are three things involved, the correct version would be "It was", because you are inferring a combination (which is singular) of things that made you excited. I always use a final comma (before the "and") in a series as others have suggested, but it is no longer required. My preference would be "It was the apple, the orange, and the pear that made me excited." I also like the idea of removing the 2nd and 3rd "the", but that would depend on how much emphasis you wanted to place on the individual fruits.
2007-11-18 01:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A comma is not required after orange, but it is OK to include it. (not recommended)
Was is correct. (The emphasis is on each individual fruit).
Were is wrong. (It was, they were).
They were the apple, the orange and the pear that made US exited.
OR
They were the apple, the orange and the pear that made the group of people excited.
;-)
2007-11-18 01:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Bert H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was the apple, the orange and the pear that made me excited.
well neither of them are that great... but they are ok i guess.
add a comma between orange and and.
2007-11-18 01:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the apple, the orange and the pear that made me excited.
2007-11-18 01:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by beastiemcgoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the apple, the orange, and the pear that made me excited.
It would probably even be better to drop the second and third "the".
2007-11-18 01:38:03 · answer #6 · answered by FattyBaby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No comma after orange. "and" takes the place of a comma here
2007-11-18 08:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the right one is
it twas the apple, orange, and pear that made me excited.
yes twas is a word
2007-11-18 01:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by brynn w 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋