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the twenty dollars was to pay me
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As possum1254 says, "was" is correct because you're speaking of the sum of money, not the individual dollars. You would say, "The $3 dollars was for my two brothers and me", but "The three cupcakes were for my two brothers and me". Also note the spelling of "grammar".
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Let's think for one second that we are in a different contry. And I'm being paid with cows... Would you say then: The twenty cows WAS to pay me - The twenty cows were to pay me - The same rule HAS to aply...???
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I would ten to agree with all that had already answered. WAS!
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The 20 was to pay me
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