Question

2- Complete as frases com THERE WAS ou THERE WERE. L a) a cellphone on the desk. b) some books missing. c) cookies on the table. d) four kids playing in the backyard. e) a man walking alone. f) a nice restaurant here.​

Answer 1

Questão:

2. Complete as frases com THERE WAS ou THERE WERE.

Resposta:

a) There was a cellphone on the desk.

b) There were some books missing.

c) There were cookies on the table.

d) There were four kids playing in the backyard.

e) There was a man walking alone.

f) There was a nice restaurant here.

Explicação:

Usamos "there was" para o singular e "there were" para o plural.

Answer 2

Resposta:

a) There was a cellphone on the desk. (o substantivo sublinhado está no singular)

b) There were some books missing. (o substantivo sublinhado está no plural)

c) There were cookies on the table. (o substantivo sublinhado está no plural)

d) There were four kids playing in the backyard. (o substantivo sublinhado está no plural)

e) There was a man walking alone. (o substantivo sublinhado está no singular)

f) There was a nice restaurant here.​(o substantivo sublinhado está no singular)

Explicação:

A diferença entre there was e there were é uma só: there was é usado no singular e there were é usado no plural.

Já terminei meu curso de inglês, acredito que está certo ;-)