Question

every one of the men were punished what is the correct answer and why it is correct
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. "Every one of the men was punished."

2. "Every man was punished".

3. "Every man of that (group/circle/...) was punished."

Explanation:

The first sentence bears the most likeness to the statement you presented, but it is too queer and inelegant to an experienced ear. The adjustment made is that "were" has been changed to "was", because whenever "each" or "every" is used in relation to a collective noun, like "team", "group" or "men", the following auxilliary verb, i.e. "was", "is", etc., must be in singular case, as you are referring to the members or elements of that collection at a singular, face-to-face level.