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my parents were religious vs my parents was religious

The correct phrase is "my parents were religious." The verb "were" should agree with the plural subject "parents." The incorrect phrase "my parents was religious" uses the singular verb "was" with the plural subject, which is grammatically incorrect.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 775 views

my parents were religious

This phrase is correct. It uses the past tense verb "were" to agree with the plural subject "parents."

This phrase is used to describe the religious beliefs of someone's parents in the past.

Examples:

  • My parents were religious, so we went to church every Sunday.
  • When I was young, my parents were religious and made sure I attended religious classes.
  • She mentioned that her parents were religious and followed specific traditions.
  • It was evident that my parents were religious based on the way they celebrated holidays.
  • Even though my parents were religious, they were very open-minded and accepting.
  • Nov 15, 2015 ... LIke you, my parents were religious, although, Catholics. Unlike you, I wasn't born in Norway but, like you, I am now a Norwegian citizen and ...
  • Neither of my parents were religious. Even my great grandfather, who'd emigrated here from Italy as an adult, was said to have proclaimed, "I don't need religion ...
  • May 22, 2011 ... I am 25, and my parents were religious fanatics. They abused me, beat me me, and committed all kinds of atrocities in the name of Christianity.
  • Both my parents were Religious Ed teachers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. My father and brother were ushers at church. When I was just an ...

my parents was religious

This phrase is incorrect. The singular verb "was" does not agree with the plural subject "parents."

  • Sep 26, 2014 ... Neither of my parents was religious and I never went to church outside of attending on the occasional holiday or for a marriage or funeral.
  • Neither of my parents was religious, although it was a subject never discussed at home. My parents never tried to mold my thinking about religion, one way or ...
  • Dec 12, 2014 ... Neither of my parents was religious, so our version of Christmas included a tree, gingerbread house and stockings, not Jesus or the Virgin Mary ...
  • Neither of my parents was religious, so our version of Christmas included a tree, gingerbread house and stockings, not Jesus or the Virgin Mary. (Easter was ...

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