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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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There was no record or there were no records?
Hi. Please help me with this. What would be the difference if there were any?
(talking/in conversation)
A: Have you found the records of his documents in our file?
B: No, sir. There was no record/were no records of his documents in our file.
(talking/in conversation)
A: Have you found the records of his documents in our file?
B: No, sir. There was no record/were no records of his documents in our file.
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'Record(s)' of 'documents' is odd because record = document, and also both are odd because 'records' is in the question, so the word would not naturally be repeated by the 2nd speaker. Otherwise, either will work.
- 'Record(s)' of 'documents' is odd because record = document, and also both are odd because 'records' is in the question, so the word would not naturally be repeated by the 2nd speaker.
- Otherwise, either will work.
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'Record(s)' of 'documents' is odd because record = document, and also both are odd because 'records' is in the question, so the word would not naturally be repeated by the 2nd speaker. Otherwise, either will work.
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anonymous Hi. Please help me with this. What would be the difference if there were any?
(talking/in conversation)
A: Have you found the records of his documents in our file?
B: No, sir. There was no record/were no records of his documents in our file.
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