Part of my responsibilities was/were?

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Which one is grammatically correct?

  • Part of my responsibilities was to...
  • Part of my responsibilities were to...
I'm leaning towards "was" but not sure...
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MrAtheistWhich one is grammatically correct?
Hi,

Part of my responsibilities was...

One of my responsibilities was...

Regards
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Why not learn the art of rephrasing constructions you are not sure of?

'My responsibilities included. . . '

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