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Navitasan Posted 5 years ago
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Were no bacteria

Are all of these sentences correct:

1) There were no bacteria in the sample.

2) There were not bacteria in the sample.

3) There weren't bacteria in the sample.


Gratefully,

Navi

  

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navitasan 1) There were no bacteria in the sample. Good. navitasan 2) There were not bacteria in the sample.

— Anonymous

  • navitasan 1) There were no bacteria in the sample.
  • Good.
  • navitasan 2) There were not bacteria in the sample.
  • " navitasan 3) There weren't bacteria in the sample.
  • Same as 2, but far less likely because "not" would be stressed, and contractions are ill-advised in the rather formal setting.
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navitasan1) There were no bacteria in the sample.

Good.

navitasan2) There were not bacteria in the sample.

This is only possible as an emphatic retort to something like "There were bacteria in the sample."

navitasan3) There weren't bacteria in the sample.

Same as 2, but fa

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navitasanAre all of these sentences correct:

Yes.

CB

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