In this example, yes...

Posted By: But on 2008-10-04
In Reply to: Were - See example - Maria

Fifty pounds was too much for her to lift.

The difference is that one is a collection where individual parts can be separated; in the other the parts (pounds) are a single entity and can't be separated.

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QA questions - kann
- WAS or WERE - - kann
- The company I work for has one account - Also getting old
- So are you totally confused now? - Zville MT
- Hmmm .... look at it this way - Riki
- Were - See example - Maria
  - In this example, yes... - But
    - I don't get that - dnh
      - Yes, I get it now - Maria
- I believe it's 'WAS' ... - starzzz
  - If it's 20 units given INDIVIDUALLY, it's were. If it's ONE bolus, or injection - deb
  - that is correct - cj
- I think "were" would be correct because ---- - Amanda
  - "were" - itsy-bitsy
  - That's how I understood the sentence... - kann
  - per BOS - cj
    - Just cuz the BOS says so, doesn't make it correct. - FedUPMT
      - It's correct - even though BOS happens to say so.
      - I agree with you 100% - right on
      - Huh?? - cj
        Well, my dears it is English 101. SM - FedUPMT
        You are absolutely correct. - Zville MT
        why? please explain ....sm - cj
        Collective nouns - Zville MT
        sorry, but this isn't grade school - dnh
        Last time I checked, even MTs use the English language and we should have a command - FedUPMT
        20 mg was given - units of measurement
        Bravo to you Fed Up! - moon1010
        maybe you should try using commas... - dnh
        I agree we should have a command of the English language...sm - cj
        You are misunderstanding what a collective noun is. - FedUPMT
        I was misunderstanding that as an interpretation of it but.. - cj
        And again, I realize that most MTSOs use the BOS as a guideline BUT - FedUPMT
        In this case - BOS is correct.....nm
        You're right on with BOS, - Zville MT
        BOS - Alice
        Good question - Zville MT
      - explain - nm
        FedUpMT - your're my hero!! - kann
- Dangerous Abbreviations - Redpen
  - The Joint Commission's Dangerous Abbreviation List... SM - RockinMT
    - I believe that this was applied to transcription - kt
      - Yes, so it will be consistent. - Redpen
- Was given would be correct - cj
  - CJ, you are correct - units of measurement
- IV is not a dangerous abbreviation. - kt

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