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There was X There were - Coggle Diagram
There was X There were
There was
There was is used when you refer to one thing or person.
For example: There was a party last night
Positive
There + to be + complement
There + Was + a book
Examples:
There was a cat in the house.
There was money in the safe.
There was a dog barking at us.
There was a grocery store right there.
There was a dog in the street.
Negative
There + to be + not + complement
There + Wasn't + a book
Examples:
There wasn’t any money in the bank.
There wasn’t any information in the file.
There wasn’t a christmas tree in the living room
There wasn’t a black chair in the store
Interrogative
To be + there + complement + ?
Was + there + a book + ?
Examples:
Was there a man standing here?
Was there a soccer player in the hotel?
Was there a museum in that old town?
Was there a lot of food at the party?
Was there a great depressions 100 years ago ?
There were
There were is used when you refer to more than one thing or person.
For example: There were some problems with the delivery
Positive
There + to be + complement
There + were + two people
Examples:
There were two police officers waiting for you outside.
There were three friends of mine who wanted to do that.
There were a lot of people outside the house
There were many stores around here.
There were 7 fish in the fish tank
Negative
There + to be + not + complement
There + Weren't + two people
Examples:
There weren’t many options available to us.
There weren’t many movies to watch online.
There weren’t any fans in the store.
There weren’t any white chairs in the restaurant
There weren’t any improvements in 2019.
There weren’t any attempts to fix the problem.
Interrogative
To be + there + complemente + ?
Were + there + two people + ?
Examples:
Were there many police officers around here?
Were there many people working in the bank?
Were there two police officers at the station?
Were there other factory workers in the construction site?
Were there many things to do?