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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Which is correct: Which were or which are?

Which is correct of the two sentences:

"There were to bottles of coke which were intended for sale."

"There were to bottles of coke which are intended for sale."
  

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I believe the first one you have is correct. But I imagine you want TWO not TO. The second one uses both the past and present: "were" and "are".

— Briantravel

  • I believe the first one you have is correct.
  • But I imagine you want TWO not TO.
  • The second one uses both the past and present: "were" and "are".
  • Keep it consistent.
  • The second can be revised to say: "There are two bottles of coke which are intended for sale"
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I believe the first one you have is correct. But I imagine you want TWO not TO.

The second one uses both the past and present: "were" and "are". Keep it consistent.
The second can be revised to say: "There are two bottles of coke which are intended for sale"
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There were two bottles of coke which were intended for sale

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