Nine grams of sand was added. If I add nine grams of sand into purified water, do I

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Nine grams of sand was added.

If I add nine grams of sand into purified water, do I have to pluralize 'was' ?
 
No.
 
No, but you can.
 
Tdol said:
No, but you can.
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I think that would be very odd. It would suggest to me that they were added individually, one at a time, which is obviously not what is meant.
 
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