โAdam and Eve ate nothing; they didn't eat anything. Were you there?"โ Nigerian cleric, Apostle Abel Damina, questions the traditional belief of Christians
Dear secretaries,
The minutes WAS read...โ
The minutes WERE read...โ
MINUTES is a plural noun; therefore, it should take a plural verb.
It is always accompanied by the definite article โthe'. And when they are together (the minutes), they are called a noun phrase.