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Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
A) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
B) Excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
C) With the exception of Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, every one of Henry VIII’s six wives were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
D) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—was either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
E) Divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state were each of Henry VIII’s six wives, excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
• Each is almost always singular and thus must be paired with a singular verb. Not always.
→ When each precedes the thing or things it describes (in this case, wives of Henry VIII), the singular word each is a determiner (or "indefinite pronoun") and controls the verb, which should be singular.
If the object of the prepositional phrase (Each of the Xs) is plural, the verb does not follow the plural Xs, but rather, the singular each.
Correct: Each of the girls wants a cookie.
→ When each follows the things it describes, then each becomes a pronoun that refers to the plural things and thus requires a plural verb.
Correct: The girls each want a cookie.
In this second case, in which each is a pronoun that refers to an antecedent noun, the pronoun each will refer to a plural noun.
In this case, each cannot refer to a singular noun. You won't see that construction.
• Every, which you should think of as every single individual, is also singular.
• Split #1: When each comes before the noun to which it refers, each is singular
Option A incorrectly pairs singular each with plural were.
Option E, which is inverted, also incorrectly pairs each with were.
(Option E, switched around and slightly shortened: Each of Henry VIII's wives were divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state.)
Eliminate A and E
• Split #2: When each follows and refers to a plural noun, each should be paired with a plural verb
Option B incorrectly pairs a plural verb (wives) with a singular verb (was).
Wrong: Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
Correct: Henry VIII's wives were each divorced or executed.
Eliminate B
• Every is singular, as is every one
Option C incorrectly pairs singular every one [of the wives] with the plural were.
Eliminate C.
Option D is the answer.
→ Option D correctly pairs each with was.
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Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
A) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
B) Excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
C) With the exception of Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, every one of Henry VIII’s six wives were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
D) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—was either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
E) Divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state were each of Henry VIII’s six wives, excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him.
A) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
B) Excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
C) With the exception of Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, every one of Henry VIII’s six wives were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
D) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—was either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
E) Divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state were each of Henry VIII’s six wives, excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him.
• Each is almost always singular and thus must be paired with a singular verb. Not always.
→ When each precedes the thing or things it describes (in this case, wives of Henry VIII), the singular word each is a determiner (or "indefinite pronoun") and controls the verb, which should be singular.
If the object of the prepositional phrase (Each of the Xs) is plural, the verb does not follow the plural Xs, but rather, the singular each.
Correct: Each of the girls wants a cookie.
→ When each follows the things it describes, then each becomes a pronoun that refers to the plural things and thus requires a plural verb.
Correct: The girls each want a cookie.
In this second case, in which each is a pronoun that refers to an antecedent noun, the pronoun each will refer to a plural noun.
In this case, each cannot refer to a singular noun. You won't see that construction.
• Every, which you should think of as every single individual, is also singular.
• Split #1: When each comes before the noun to which it refers, each is singular
Option A incorrectly pairs singular each with plural were.
Option E, which is inverted, also incorrectly pairs each with were.
(Option E, switched around and slightly shortened: Each of Henry VIII's wives were divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state.)
Eliminate A and E
• Split #2: When each follows and refers to a plural noun, each should be paired with a plural verb
Option B incorrectly pairs a plural verb (wives) with a singular verb (was).
Wrong: Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
Correct: Henry VIII's wives were each divorced or executed.
Eliminate B
• Every is singular, as is every one
Option C incorrectly pairs singular every one [of the wives] with the plural were.
Eliminate C.
Option D is the answer.
→ Option D correctly pairs each with was.
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Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
A) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
B) Excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, Henry VIII’s six wives was each either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
C) With the exception of Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him, every one of Henry VIII’s six wives were either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
D) Each of Henry VIII’s six wives—excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him—was either divorced by Henry or executed by the state.
E) Divorced by Henry VIII or executed by the state were each of Henry VIII’s six wives, excluding Jane Seymour, who died in childbirth, and Katherine Parr, who outlived him.
Each and Every are singular so a singular verb form should be used.
So, A, C and E are out. (using were)
Left with B and D
D uses correct sentence structure.
