Choose the correct option:
Correct answer: B. There was a doctor and a crew of nurses in the emergency room with me during mysurgery.
- A. There were a doctor and a crew of nurses in the emergency room with me during mysurgery.
- B. There was a doctor and a crew of nurses in the emergency room with me during mysurgery.
- C. There have a doctor and a crew of nurses in the emergency room with me during my surgery.
- D. There is a doctor and a crew of nurses in the emergency room with me during my surgery.
Explanation
The subject of the sentence is "a doctor and a crew of nurses", which is a plural noun phrase, but the verb "was" agrees with the singular noun "doctor" because it is the dominant subject.- The sentence is in the past tense, indicating a specific point in the past, so the verb "was" is appropriate.
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