Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with a subject after 'there' in a question
Standard English Conventions practice question
____ there any letters for me this morning?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. WereCorrect
- B. Was
- C. Is
- D. Being
Answer: A. Were
The subject 'any letters' is plural and the time is past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Was
- Singular.
- C. Is
- Singular and present.
- D. Being
- Not a finite verb.
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