He told us ____ one man and six women applying for the job.
A.) there was
B.) it was
C.) there were
D.) they were

I chose C.) but the answer is A.)
Am I wrong again? Gee..English is hard.

Question

He told us ____ one man and six women applying for the job.
A.) there was
B.) it was 
C.) there were
D.) they were

I chose C.) but the answer is A.) 
Am I wrong again? Gee..English is hard.

Answer

This is a tricky one. As far as I know, in a situation like this, this is how it goes...
"He told us __there was__ one man and six women applying for the job."
"He told us __there were__ six women and one man applying for the job."
So the word that follows the verb determines the verb...

I agree with you...English is hard...

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