Nov 26, 2020 01:22
3 yrs ago
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English term

Weren't they / Weren't there

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters basic English grammar: tag questions
Which one is correct?
There were many participants in the conference
1- Weren't they
2- Weren't there
Change log

Nov 26, 2020 08:41: Tony M changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other"

Nov 26, 2020 10:31: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "tag questions"

Nov 26, 2020 10:32: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "tag questions" to "basic English grammar: tag questions"

Responses

+11
3 mins
Selected

weren't there

P
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
29 mins
Thank you, Phil.
agree Bridgette Mitchell
2 hrs
Thank you, Bridgette.
agree David Hollywood
2 hrs
Thank you, David.
agree Arabic & More
5 hrs
Thank you Arabic & More.
agree Bokani Hart
5 hrs
Thank you, Bokani.
agree Britta Norris
6 hrs
Thank you, Britta.
agree Tony M
7 hrs
Thank you, Tony.
agree Aida Bakhshizadeh
7 hrs
Thank you, Aida.
agree Miranda Nicholas-Zaar
8 hrs
Thank you, Miranda.
agree writeaway : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/... etc.
10 hrs
Right. Thank you, writeaway.
agree Clauwolf
11 hrs
Thank you, Clauwolf.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 hrs

Weren’t there

:)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Yvonne Gallagher : what's the point of repeating an answer 7 hrs later?
1 day 3 hrs
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