The words was and were are not singular or plural, BUT...
WAS is used after a singular noun, and
WERE is used after a plural noun.
Examples:
The dog (a singular noun) WAS walking in the park today.
The dogs (a plural noun) WERE walking in the park today.
A helpful saying to remember;
He WAS, they WERE.
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
Who may be singular or plural.
diagnosis is singular diagnoses is plural sis = singular ses = plural
Atrium is singular - the plural is atria.
Statistics is plural, the singular form is statistic.
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
singular and plural
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
The word team is singular; the plural form is teams.
Who may be singular or plural.
This is singular. These is the plural form.
These is plural, this is singular
'These' is the plural form of 'this'.
diagnosis is singular diagnoses is plural sis = singular ses = plural
"Notebook" is singular. The plural form is "notebooks."