Which verb completes the sentence below correctly?

Question

Each of the players ______ given a small trophy.

was
*(my answer) were

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

i wouldd say were

Answer 2

The subject is "each" and is singular.

Would you say each was or each were?

Note that the subject can't be players because it is in a prepositional phrase.

Answer 3

Jessica -- you don't know what you're talking about!

Answer 4

Thanks for the help. I went with Ms. Sue's answer because she explained why the answer was what it was and she was correct.

Thanks for the help!

Answer 5

You're welcome.