Question

They ______ told to close their books and listen . (Was/were )

Answer 1

Were

They were told to close their books and listen

Answer 2

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They were told to close their books and listen.

Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he, she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and they.