Please check the following sentences. Which is acceptable?<br/><br/>(1) Since the bus was crowded with passengers and there <u>were</u> no empty <u>seats</u>, the woman stood beside Mike.<br/><br/>(2) Since the bus was crowded with passengers and there <u>was</u> no empty <u>seat</u>, the woman stood beside Mike.<br/><br/><a class='_ac _lb' lightbox='http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/misc/progress.gif '><img class='_ac _di img-fluid' style='height:inherit; background: inherit;' data-delaysrc='http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/misc/progress.gif' src='http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/misc/progress.gif' /></a>