Simple Grammar Question - help?

Biggins

Forgive me for asking what is probably a stupid question - its about grammar.
(if its ok to ask here?)

Which of these is correct?

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her were not impressed at all."

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her was not impressed at all."

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I'm writing the piece in a flashback section. Thanks.

The Mad Hatter

Were.

Edit to elaborate: a good trick is to take out intervening words. "Her mother and father…were not impressed at all." Because you're referring to her parents and not to her, you use the plural.

Finnbar01

Biggins wrote: »

Forgive me for asking what is probably a stupid question - its about grammar.
(if its ok to ask here?)

Which of these is correct?

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her were not impressed at all."

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her was not impressed at all."

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I'm writing the piece in a flashback section. Thanks.

I think it is 'were'.

If I rewrite it: 'She was Late. Her mother and father, who were waiting up for her, were not impressed at all.

Mind you, my english is cat.

The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

Were.

Edit to elaborate: a good trick is to take out intervening words. "Her mother and father…were not impressed at all." Because you're referring to her parents and not to her, you use the plural.

This ^

FewFew

Also it's "It's" and not "its"

Wow, finally a place where grammar correction is encouraged!

Biggins

Thanks. The help is very much appreciated.

Memnoch

Biggins wrote: »

Forgive me for asking what is probably a stupid question - its about grammar.
(if its ok to ask here?)

Which of these is correct?

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her were not impressed at all."

"She was late. Her mother and father waiting up for her was not impressed at all."

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I'm writing the piece in a flashback section. Thanks.

Neither is correct.

She was late. Her mother and father, waiting up for her, were not impressed at all.

To me, it still feels like an awkward sentence.

I would go with: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up for her, and were not impressed.

smcgiff

Memnoch wrote: »

I would go with: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up for her, and were not impressed.

I'd go with: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up with the rolling pin and grounded her ass.'

Finnbar01

Memnoch wrote: »

Neither is correct.

She was late. Her mother and father, waiting up for her, were not impressed at all.

To me, it still feels like an awkward sentence.

I would go with: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up for her, and were not impressed.

Should it not be: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up for her, and they were not impressed.

Memnoch

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Should it not be: She was late. Her mother and father had been waiting up for her, and they were not impressed.

Not 100% sure. The 'they' does feel slightly redundant. Though it sounds correct.

candlegrease

"She was late. Her mother and father, who were waiting up for her, were not impressed."

Biggins

Great help.
Who would have thought one word could create a good debate!