grammer (was) Re: SC - pie and bread pans

[Lee-Gwen]

- ----- Original Message -----
From:  Balthazar of Blackmoor
One of the most
> important finds in the Pompeii excavation was (were?)
> a pair of Bakers Rings...

Was not were; you were right the first time - "one of the most important
finds" is the bit which affects the were/was.  The find was in the singular
even if what was found was plural.

Gwynydd