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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Five people was in a kitchen.
*Five people was in a kitchen. This sentence contains three grammatical errors. 1)There were five people in the kitchen. The sentence #1 above is my answer. Is it correct? I just wonder "Five people were in the kitchen." is grammatically incorrect?
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Anonymous *Five people was in a kitchen. This sentence contains three grammatical errors. I only see one.
- Anonymous *Five people was in a kitchen.
- This sentence contains three grammatical errors.
- I only see one.
- Five people were in a kitchen .
- Anonymous 1)There were five people in the kitchen.
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Anonymous*Five people was in a kitchen. This sentence contains three grammatical errors.I only see one. Five people were in a kitchen.
Anonymous1)There were five people in the kitchen. The sentence #1 above is my answer. Is it correct?Yes, it's fine.
AnonymousI just wonder "Five peopl
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AnonymousIs it also possible to say"A dog is in the kitchen"?Yes, patterns like that are possible. But, of course, as you have already indicated, it is more idiomatic to express these ideas with a different pattern, namely, There is a dog in the kitchen.
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