I need some grammar help.

Quote from: Daniel on April 26, 2015, 07:32:30 PM
Quote from: Casper on April 26, 2015, 07:29:41 PM
Were because bombs are plural.
Are you sure?
Well, I guess that if the subject was the event rather than the 2 nukes, you'd use 'was'. As in "The usage of two nukes was not enough"

No it falls back to it being plural and singular.

An event in your example is singular so you use was.

Not Comms Officer · April 26, 2015, 07:41:19 PM

Quote from: Septy on April 26, 2015, 07:38:43 PM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 26, 2015, 07:37:25 PM
Quote from: Daniel on April 26, 2015, 07:32:30 PM
Quote from: Casper on April 26, 2015, 07:29:41 PM
Were because bombs are plural.
Are you sure?
Well, I guess that if the subject was the event rather than the 2 nukes, you'd use 'was'. As in "The usage of two nukes was not enough"
No it falls back to it being plural and singular.

An event in your example is singular so you use was.

That's what I was saying, yes.

Verbatim · April 26, 2015, 07:45:24 PM

This isn't that difficult, is it?

Kitsune 狐 · April 26, 2015, 07:49:28 PM

All of them

Dan · April 26, 2015, 07:50:38 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 26, 2015, 07:45:24 PM

This isn't that difficult, is it?

It is for a stupid cunt like myself.

DAS B00T x2 · April 26, 2015, 08:09:07 PM

It's two nukes not enough, ya newfoman™