Someone says I need to use "was", someone says to use "were". Which one is correct?
What I saw were a driver and an attendant.
or
What I saw was a driver and an attendant.
Learn English – “What I saw was…” vs “What I saw were…”
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Best Answer
When you start with "What", you're referring to an incident or object that you've seen. So it seems more appropriate to use the pair what ... was like you were answering a question What was it that you saw? So say it like this:
But you could indicate that you're referring to the people and say it like this: