The lace of these dresses (was/were) handmade.
a. was
b. were

Question

The lace of these dresses (was/were) handmade.
a. was
b. were

texaschic101 · Answer

what do you think th subject of this sentence is ?

texaschic101 · Answer

If it is a single subject, then it needs a single verb (was)
If it is a plural subject, then it needs a plural verb (were)
So what is the subject ?

anonymous · Answer

lace?

texaschic101 · Answer

right....and lace is a singular subject, so you need a singular verb, which is was.
The lace was handmade.
" of these dresses " is an adjective phrase. It has nothing to do with the verb.

anonymous · Answer

can u give me more hints to help me find this out?

texaschic101 · Answer

well....first you have to find the subject of the sentence..... The dog was/were brown. Dog is singular so the verb has to be singular. The dog WAS brown. There are some rules that you should learn....this would make it much easier. For instance, when the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by " and " . use a plural verb. She and her friends are/is at the fair. correct form is : She and her friends ARE at the fair. There are several websites that explain the rules...you should check them out... http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/subverag.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/ http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp

anonymous · Answer

thank u very much.

anonymous · Answer

was

anonymous · Answer

Was