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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"if there wasn't/weren't anything?"

If there weren't anything...

If there wasn't anything...

Which phrase is right? Does the subjunctive nature mean it's "weren't?

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"If there weren't".. "

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"If there weren't".. is what your grammar teacher will want from you but in speech you can use "if there wasn't..."
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AnonymousIf there weren't anything...

If there wasn't anything...

Which phrase is right? Does the subjunctive nature mean it's "weren't?
There is no context here so both are correct. "Wasn't" is past reality whereas "weren't" is hypothesis.
A: I went to the fridge and there wasn't anything in it. B:
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If there wasn't by... ?

If there wasn't for... ?
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AnonymousIf there wasn't by... ?
If there wasn't for... ?
Neither of these is correct. Try to ask again in a different way if this was not your question.

CJ
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i have the same problem but i still am not sure. because there wern't many or because there wasn't many ???? please help. thanks
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Anonymous i I have the same problem
No, I don't think you have the same problem. This thread is about the choice between was and were in an if clause. You don't have if. You have because.

You are left with the simpler problem of agreement in a there
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There wasnt or werent many people in the meeting
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