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    This document provides examples of using "there was/were" in different sentences with singular and plural subjects. It shows the correct usage of "there was" with singular subjects and "there were" with plural subjects. For each example, it also lists the correct "there was/were" phrase to use in that context.

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    This document provides examples of using "there was/were" in different sentences with singular and plural subjects. It shows the correct usage of "there was" with singular subjects and "there were" with plural subjects. For each example, it also lists the correct "there was/were" phrase to use in that context.

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    There Was / There Were

    Uploaded by

    Andrea Gutiérrez
    This document provides examples of using "there was/were" in different sentences with singular and plural subjects. It shows the correct usage of "there was" with singular subjects and "there were" with plural subjects. For each example, it also lists the correct "there was/were" phrase to use in that context.

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    1 ____There was_______ 

    a terrible earthquake in 2005.

    There was / there were

    2  _____Was there_______ a fruit that you liked? I only saw you eating
    vegetables. Was there / There were

    3   ______There weren´t________ any oranges left.

    There wasn’t / there weren’t

    4 How many boys  ____were there___________ in the garden?

    Was there / were there

    5   ___Was there___________ any wine left in the bottle? No, _____there wasn


    ´t_________

    Was there / were there  There weren't / there wasn't.

    6 I phoned Lucy, but  ___there wasn´t____________  anybody at home.

    There was / There weren’t

    7  ______Were there________ many clouds in the sky?

    Was there / Were there

    8 Last night,  ___there were________  quite a few children at the cinema.


    There was / There were

    9  ____was there_______ a large queue at the bank.

    Was there / were there

    10  _There were_______ many cats available for adoption at the shelter. I'm
    happy that people are becoming more responsible with their pets.

    There was / there were

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