It were an excellent job

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#575191 Fri, 10 Oct 08 04:28 PM

Hi there, is this sentence correct?

It were an excellent job.

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User_gary

#575233 Fri, 10 Oct 08 07:08 PM

No, your sentence is incorrect.

It should be, "It was an excellent job". "It" always precedes "is" in present tense and "was" in past tense, as "It" is a singular subject.

User_gary

Joined on Fri, Jan 5 2007

India

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PLZ HELP... Job Interview email reply! Formal
An excellent pronunciation website?
Was and were
WAS/WERE

Was or were?
Date, Appointment, and what else?
What is your job?
What, were, was

I were
To consider to change her job?
If this were the case
They were supposed to

Grammar Geek

#575234 Fri, 10 Oct 08 07:10 PM

Way to go, Gary!

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Barbara, who answers in American English.