The swimming strokes of the woman were jerky.
Is this the correct verb to use in this sentence?
The Subject is plural not so, so the verb must be plural too!
You are absolutely right!
No, the verb "were" is not correct in this sentence. "Were" is the past tense of the verb "to be," which is not appropriate in this context. Instead, the correct verb to use would be "were" as it is in the present tense.
To determine the correct verb form in a sentence, you should consider the subject of the sentence and the tense you are using. In this case, if the subject is plural (women), the verb should also be plural (are). So, the correct sentence would be:
"The swimming strokes of the women are jerky."