>the twenties were an exciting time
>the twenties was an exciting time
Well, /lit/?
>the neighbours were a pair of fuckable girls
Id say were
Were, m8, subject is plural, doesn't matter that the object isn't.
The first one.
What are you, retarded?
was
>>9013053
>>9013086
Under the strict prescriptivism of >>9013064 and >>9013072 'were' is correct.
A counter-argument can be made by offering the plural number subject as a set. Compare:
"Twenty dollars is a lot of money."
versus
"Twenty dollars are a lot of money."
So, if the intention is to nudge the reader to think of "the twenties" as a discrete unit of time, then 'was' is also nice and will suffice.
>>9013053
were you lived it
was you didn't live it
>>9013053
Either is acceptable.
This is a difference in British/International and American English.
> the government were told about the law
American
> the government was told about the law
British/International
>The 1920s ____ a decade of relative prosperity
Were/was?
>the period of time were an exciting time
?????
>>9013154
You can singularise any plural like that
>If a stranger knocks on your door, tell him to leave
>If a stranger knocks on your door, tell them to leave
Well?
>>9013173
'Him' or 'her'.
'Them' is third person plural.
>>9013173
First is fine unless you're in earshot of a strong womyn.
Second is fine and common where I live but would be frowned upon in some parts of the world.
>>9013191
We had a whole thread of autism for is one, we don't need it again.
>>9013191
scoff
>>9013154
>>9013174
OP sentence's "The Twenties" are clearly conceived as one entity that described ONE particular historical period, now each year within it. The subject describes a whole, not a group of many
>>9013191
scarf
>>9013053
Will be
>>9013107
As an American, I hear the latter almost exclusively. I'm sure there are people who would say "were," but "was" is much more common in that sentence.
>>9013170
You can pluralise any singular, durr.
>>9013053
Both are correct
>>9013053
>thems tvventies wore'n som intressen happenings
Двaдцaтыe гoды были зaвopaживaющим вpeмeнeм
>""""'english""""" """"""language""""""
>not absolute shit
>>9013301
> "was" is much more common in that sentence
Yes, in America.
Everywhere else, 'were'.