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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Was / were
Can I say,
(a) There was / were many kinds of food in a food fair.
(b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall.
(c) Some noodles was / were fried by the hawker.
(d) The pupils were / was crowded in the hall.
(e) (i) The hall was / were crowded many people.
(ii) It was /were crowded in the hall. (it = the hall)
(a) There was / were many kinds of food in a food fair.
(b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall.
(c) Some noodles was / were fried by the hawker.
(d) The pupils were / was crowded in the hall.
(e) (i) The hall was / were crowded many people.
(ii) It was /were crowded in the hall. (it = the hall)
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(a) There were many kinds of food in a food fair. (b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall. Neither is correct.
- (a) There were many kinds of food in a food fair.
- (b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall.
- Neither is correct.
- Here are possible sentences: The hall was crowded with pupils.
- The halls were crowded with pupils.
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(a) There were many kinds of food in a food fair.
(b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall. Neither is correct. Here are possible sentences:
The hall was crowded with pupils.
The halls were crowded with pupils.
There were crowds of pupils in the hall.
The pupils crowded the halls.
(c) Some noodle
(b) There was / were crowded with pupils in the hall. Neither is correct. Here are possible sentences:
The hall was crowded with pupils.
The halls were crowded with pupils.
There were crowds of pupils in the hall.
The pupils crowded the halls.
(c) Some noodle
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