Is this sentence wrong??? Some 530 children were did not have peanut allergy on that initial test.
Is this sentence wrong???

Some 530 children were did not have peanut allergy on that initial test.

Ps.
I found this sentence from an article on nytimes.com
Thank you so much

Question

Is this sentence wrong??? Some 530 children were did not have peanut allergy on that initial test.
Is this sentence wrong???

Some 530 children were did not have peanut allergy on that initial test.

Ps.
I found this sentence from an article on nytimes.com
Thank you so much

Answer

You're right - the "were did" part is incorrect. It could be an editing or re-drafting error. This is usually how mistakes like this happen.

Answer

You have a double verb,   WERE DID.  You only need   "did".

Answers · 3