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Gpzigi Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Singular? plural?

There was any other available table
There were any other available tables
Which sentence is correct?
Or are both sentences incorrect?
  

Top answer

Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)] They are both incorrect. For an affirmative phrase of this type you do not use "any" but "some". There were some other tables available.

— LouiseT

  • Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)] They are both incorrect.
  • For an affirmative phrase of this type you do not use "any" but "some".
  • There were some other tables available.
  • This is more natural.
  • For the negative.
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Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)]

They are both incorrect.

For an affirmative phrase of this type you do not use "any" but "some".

There were some other tables available. This is more natural.

For the negative.

There were no other available tables.
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