check the document in which this were based vs check the document in which this was based

The correct phrase is 'check the document in which this was based'. 'Was' should be used instead of 'were' because 'this' is singular. The verb should agree in number with the subject.

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check the document in which this were based

This phrase is incorrect. 'Were' should be replaced with 'was' to match the singular subject 'this'.

The correct form is 'check the document in which this was based'. Use 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects.

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The LA issues a V-Legal Document/FLEGT licence after a document-based check and physical verification of data consistency if needed, so as to ensure that the timber products come from legally verified sources and are thus produced in compliance with the legality definition described in Annex II.
Eleven of the 19 pages of the document were based on a student diary dating back some ten years.
I have transferred the documents in the innards of roasted beasts and fowls.
I have transferred the documents in the innards of roasted beasts and fowls.
The documents in your hands are meant for divorce.
But it is our understanding the document in question is a meeting schedule.
Keep the documents in the safe and do not show them to anyone.
When I saw the documents in the laboratory of Epsilon Pharmaceuticals...
The documents in your hand authorize the transactions you're talking about.
And the documents in the briefcase, too.
The translation shall replace the corresponding particulars in the document in question.
All the parts of the document in red are not intelligible.
Public service broadcasters do not own all the documents in their archives.
You should have the documents in a few minutes.
You put the documents in the diplomatic pouch.
You put the documents in the diplomatic pouch.
Her sister shoved the documents in the truck panel.
I destroyed the tapes and the documents in front of him.
I shall now read the document in its entirety.
Changes made to the document in the last minute will be permanently lost.

Alternatives:

check the document in which this was based

check the document in which this was based

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'was' when the subject is singular, as in this case with 'this'. This ensures subject-verb agreement.

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The LA issues a V-Legal Document/FLEGT licence after a document-based check and physical verification of data consistency if needed, so as to ensure that the timber products come from legally verified sources and are thus produced in compliance with the legality definition described in Annex II.
I have transferred the documents in the innards of roasted beasts and fowls.
I have transferred the documents in the innards of roasted beasts and fowls.
The documents in your hands are meant for divorce.
But it is our understanding the document in question is a meeting schedule.
Keep the documents in the safe and do not show them to anyone.
When I saw the documents in the laboratory of Epsilon Pharmaceuticals...
The documents in your hand authorize the transactions you're talking about.
And the documents in the briefcase, too.
The translation shall replace the corresponding particulars in the document in question.
All the parts of the document in red are not intelligible.
Public service broadcasters do not own all the documents in their archives.
You should have the documents in a few minutes.
You put the documents in the diplomatic pouch.
You put the documents in the diplomatic pouch.
Her sister shoved the documents in the truck panel.
I destroyed the tapes and the documents in front of him.
I shall now read the document in its entirety.
Changes made to the document in the last minute will be permanently lost.
You informed us that the document in question was being drafted.

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check the document in which this were based vs check the document in which this was based