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To: Revel

Sorry, you’re wrong; they’re right.

The sentence reads: “...the hours-long interruption of its internet, video and voice services, was caused two separate...”

The subject (”interruption”) is singular, so the verb (”was”) must also be singular.


38 posted on 06/30/2018 9:24:14 AM PDT by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: budj

Correct. The interruption ... was caused ...


42 posted on 06/30/2018 10:08:03 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: budj; BenLurkin

I don’t know here you all went to school, but it should read:

“was caused by two separate”

With “by” being the missing word.

It is a glaring mistake that stops the reader dead.

How you can read this:

“was caused two separate “

How can you not see anything wrong with that?


43 posted on 06/30/2018 10:10:18 AM PDT by Revel
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