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i saw the sentences such as
"There was bread, meat, eggs and many drinks."ht
my question is why 'was' is there?
Isn't 'were' right? I think 'bread, meat, eggs and many drinks' is a form of 'plural'
my question is why 'was' is there?
Isn't 'were' right? I think 'bread, meat, eggs and many drinks' is a form of 'plural'
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I can't find the grammar rule for this, but I would say that the first word in the list determines if you will use "there was" or "there were" (or "there is" versus "there are"). For example:
- There was music, games and alcohol at the party.
- There were games, music and alcohol at the party.
- There is meat, vegetables and pasta on this plate.
- There are vegetables, meat and pasta on this plate.
- There was music, games and alcohol at the party.
- There were games, music and alcohol at the party.
- There is meat, vegetables and pasta on this plate.
- There are vegetables, meat and pasta on this plate.
Hello... This sentence is complicated by poor grammar but I will try to explain.
This is related to the conjugation for the verb "to be", which changes for each 'person'.
I am -- I was
You are -- You were
He/She/It is -- He/She/It was
"There" would be regarded as "it", so the verb follows the conjugation for he/she/it.
Hope this helps.
This is related to the conjugation for the verb "to be", which changes for each 'person'.
I am -- I was
You are -- You were
He/She/It is -- He/She/It was
"There" would be regarded as "it", so the verb follows the conjugation for he/she/it.
Hope this helps.
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