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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

There wasn' any..

Are both correct?

a) There weren't any apples in the basket?

b) There wasn't any apple in the basket?
  

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It depends on the context, both are grammatical. If Mary bought a bunch of apples and she put them in the basket two days ago and she waned to cut up an apple for her oat meal for breakfast this morning, but she bound the basket was empty. She asked one of her her roommates: What happened to my apples ??

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  • It depends on the context, both are grammatical.
  • If Mary bought a bunch of apples and she put them in the basket two days ago and she waned to cut up an apple for her oat meal for breakfast this morning, but she bound the basket was empty.
  • She asked one of her her roommates: What happened to my apples ??
  • She might say something like: I was in the kitchen earlier.
  • (1) There weren't [ any] apples in the basket.
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It depends on the context, both are grammatical.
If Mary bought a bunch of apples and she put them in the basket two days ago and she waned to cut up an apple for her oat meal for breakfast this morning, but she bound the basket was empty. She asked one of her her roommates: What happened to my apples??
She might say something like:
I was in the kitchen earlier. (1) There wer
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Anonymous-
a) There weren't any apples in the basket.
b) There wasn't any apple in the basket.
a) Normal. Neutral.
b) Special usage when contradicting a reverse claim, for example:

X — Please bring me the apple in that basket.
Y — (returns a
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There weren't any apples or There wasn't any apples?

anonymous Are both correct?
a) There weren't any apples in the basket?
b) There wasn't any apple in the basket?
anonymous Are both correct?
a) There weren't any apples in the basket?
b) There wasn't any apple in the basket?
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