was and Smith's
Posted By: smurf on 2008-02-06
In Reply to: Which would you pick? - tired in OH
BOS page 377: Use a singular verb when referring to a total amount of time, money, or quantity. Therefore 45 minutes (total amount of time) was spent, and 20 mEq was given.
BOS page 328: Some idiomatic expressions use the possessive form appropriately, a patient of Dr. Smith's.
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