Which of the following is correct?
- Were that you who did that?
- Was that you who did that?
Obviously one has to use were with you, but which one goes here in this case?
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The subject of the main clause is that, singular. It follows that the verb has to be was, also singular.
answered Jan 13 '14 at 7:52
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Spot on, thanks. Knew the answer but just wanted to add something to the community and didn't know where to start. – Hanky Panky Jan 13 '14 at 7:54
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Oops, I didn't mean to imply that I was learning English. I'm a native speaker. – Hanky Panky Jan 13 '14 at 8:04
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1Well so please do not ask questions because you have to ask a question! – Gurpreet K Sekhon Jan 13 '14 at 9:44
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1This question has actually helped me to make sure I was wrong writing to my friend "that were you" and feeling it was not right but having no reference online. So, good question, good answer ;) – Arman McHitarian Mar 27 '15 at 11:00
