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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What was in the water

What was in the water in the pot when your mother began cooking yesterday?

(a) An onion was.
(b) There was an onion.
(c) It was an onion.

Which of the three options above is the most appropriate to answer the question? Also, which is acceptable and which in not?
  

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(a) An onion was. (b) There was an onion. (c) It was an onion.

  • (a) An onion was.
  • (b) There was an onion.
  • (c) It was an onion.
  • All OK.
  • In real life people just say "An onion" without any other words.
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(a) An onion was.
(b) There was an onion.
(c) It was an onion.

All OK. In real life people just say "An onion" without any other words.

CJ
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I understand.
Thank you so much, CalifJim.

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