When I was young, my family was/were very poor.
Which is the correct verb?
Thanks.
When I was young, my family was/were very poor.
Which is the correct verb?
Thanks.
In AmE at least, it would be “my family was”.
Thanks, Arinker!
Does that mean the British version is “My family were poor”?
I don’t know. I didn’t want to make a broader statement as BrE has some different rules on plurals.